A powerful quote from Dr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, that originally appeared in a 2011 New York Times piece, was used today in both Time Magazine’s article, “Remembering Pat Summitt: Singular Presence, Transformative Coach” and in a New York Times piece, “Pat Summitt, Tennessee Basketball Coach Who Emboldened Women’s Sports, Dies at 64.” Kane said in 2011: “In modern history, there are two figures that belong on the Mount Rushmore of women’s sports—Billie Jean King and Pat Summitt. No one else is close to third.” Summit was the winningest coach in Division I college sports, bar none.
Related content:
- Pat Summitt, 64, vitalized sport. Northwest Arkansas News. (2016, June 30).
- Wiedmer: Unfairly burdened, former Lady Vols coach can now fly free. Chattanooga Times Free Press. (2016, June 29).
