Summitt named head coach emeritus at University of Tennessee

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Eight months after disclosing her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s, Pat Summitt has announced that she will step aside as the Tennessee women’s basketball coach. She is not retiring but will remain part of Tennessee’s staff as head coach emeritus. On April 24, Summitt and her son Tyler will receive the Alzheimer’s Association Eunice and Sargent Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award at the National Alzheimer’s Dinner during the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum in Washington D.C. They are being honored for their courage in sharing her dementia diagnosis publicly and their dedication to raising awareness of the disease, supporting families and advancing research.
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