Alzheimer’s Disease Forces Legendary Vols Basketball Coach Pat Summitt To Step Down

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  1. themush

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    Less than a year after she received a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s disease, Pat Summitt has stepped down as Tennessee’s women’s basketball coach, ending her remarkable 38-year career building one of the signature programs in the sport. Tennessee released a statement Wednesday announcing Summitt’s decision and the elevation of Summitt’s longtime assistant, Holly Warlick, to the head coaching job. Summitt, 59, said that the decision was hers and that she fully supported Warlick, who coached at Summitt’s side for 27 years after also playing for her at Tennessee. Summitt was given the title of head coach emeritus. “I’ve loved being the head coach at Tennessee for 38 years, but I recognize that the time has come to move into the future and to step into a new role,†Summitt said in the statement.

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  2. themush

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    I'm not into women's basketball but she was a legend. Is a legend. I wish her the best.