Groundbreaking US Women's Basketball Coach Dies at 64

Pat Summitt, one of the most successful U.S. college basketball coaches in history, has died at age 64, five years after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Her death Tuesday was so significant that it merited a comment from U.S. President Barack Obama. He noted that Summitt, who spent 38 years coaching women's basketball at the University of Tennessee, served as a role model to millions of Americans, including the two Obama daughters. Summitt began playing...

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