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Pat Summitt. Famous Tennessean. 5 th Grade Social Studies. Whitney Copeland. Pat Summitt. She was born 6/14/1952. She was born and raised in Clarksville, TN. But she found her career in Knoxville, TN.
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Pat Summitt Famous Tennessean 5thGrade Social Studies Whitney Copeland
Pat Summitt She was born 6/14/1952
Pat Summitt is the Head Coach for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball. Her career started in 1974.
Pat’s Beliefs She'll be the first to tell you that her success is due to the players who have represented Lady Vol basketball since she came on board as the head coach as a 22-year old in 1974. And today, it is still safe to say that she is an educator and role model to her players.
Pat’s CareerCollegiate Record Wins 1,037 Loses 196 84.1 % Win Ratio
SEC Championships Years: 1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 She has won 15 out of 29 SEC Championships
Coach of the Year SEC Coach of the Year1993, '95, '98, 2001, '03, '04, '07NCAA Coach of the Year1983, '87, '89, '94, '95, '98, 2004
Who is Pat? She's an intense, demanding, focused, bright blue eyed competitor who is also a very caring, family-oriented person who enjoys a great walk on the beach with the family dogs, Sally Sue and Sadie, or making a good ole southern home-cooked meal for her team.
She is just Pat To her athletes, she is just "Pat" from the minute she meets them for the first time on a recruiting visit to the day they walk across the stage in Thompson-Boling Arena to receive their diploma from UT.
Money Facts • Summitt earned $1.4 million for 2008-09 and received a $200,000 bonus for her 1,000 wins at Tennessee. • In August 2008, Summitt gave $600,000 to the University of Tennessee.
Pat Summitt As a little girl it was always my dream to play for Pat Summitt because, to me, she was the best coach ever. She not only is an awesome coach, but a great person. How many lives do you think Pat Summitt has affected? If you met her, do you think she would affect your life in some way?
Don’t Ever Give Up http://youtu.be/8uZq3Km7BnA
5th Grade Standards • 5.1.04- Understand the contributions of individuals and people of various ethnic, racial, religious, and socioeconomic groups to Tennessee. • 5.0.2.03- Understand the interaction of individuals, families, communities, businesses, and governments of Tennessee and the United States in a market economy. • 5.4.03- Understand the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of citizens living in a democratic republic.
Resources • http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/summitt_pat00.html • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKSa1IzkRJM/TlacnAngeMI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/Usm8mUH9kZY/s1600/Pat+Summitt.jpg • http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0205/ncw_u_summitt5_200.jpg • http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2123/2402229640_e262b8691a.jpg • http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/wp-content/uploads/summitt_office.jpg • http://www.thefastertimes.com/basketball/files/2011/08/candace_parker_and_pat_summitt.jpg • http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2009/01/26/summitt1x.jpg • http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/12/pat_summitt.jpg • http://americanfootballphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/pat-summitt-young.jpg • http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HxKxrDvAunQ/TlUT5YKZdRI/AAAAAAAAhmQ/FxghkbGWL6Q/s1600/0824_KCLO_Pat012_t607.jpg • http://images.publicradio.org/content/2011/08/30/20110830_pat-summitt_33.jpg • http://www.secsportsfan.com/images/tennessee_vols_basketball_court.jpg • http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr120.png