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I want to continue to do is to help these young women be successful. .. You don't just say goodbye at the end of their playing careers and end it there.

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Pat Summitt
Age: 64 †
Born: 1952
Born: June 14
Died: 2016
Died: June 28
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Clarksville
Tennessee
Patricia Sue Summitt
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Patricia Susan Summitt
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