Pat Summitt | 1952 - 2016

Tennessee’s coach Pat Summitt, left, reacts with her team as they pull ahead in the final minutes against Connecticut to win 68–67, in Hartford, Conn., on Jan., 8, 2005.

In this March 31, 1996, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler take down the net after Tennessee defeated Georgia, 83-65, in the title game at the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.

President Obama awards Pat Summitt the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012.

U.S. women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt is carried off by members of the team following their 85-55 win over South Korea in the gold medal game in the Olympics in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 1984.

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt has confetti dumped on her by players Alicia Manning (15) and Alex Fuller (2) on Feb. 5, 2009, after the Lady Vols defeated Georgia, earning Summitt her 1,000th career coaching victory.  (Wade Payne / Associated Press)