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Pat Summitt Honored In Clarksville Statue Dedication

Posted at 1:51 PM, Jun 15, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-15 18:26:22-04

Legendary Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt was honored in her hometown of Clarksville.

The city unveiled the Pat Head Summitt Legacy Plaza at Freedom Point on Friday. A bronze statue of Summitt was dedicated, along with an interpretative display of her life story. 

The plaza honors Summitt’s career that included a record 1,098 wins and eight NCAA Championships. 

Summitt died in June 2016, five years after announcing she had early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type.