more on pat summitt

from the new york times:

“My first thought was, Pat Summitt is our coach and always will be,” said Tennessee’s athletic director, Joan Cronan, who has worked with Summitt for 28 years. “But I had three things to do. I had to protect Pat, who is the most loved person at the University of Tennessee. I had to protect her legacy. And I had to protect the program she built.”

It did not take much discussion for Cronan and Jimmy G. Cheek, the university chancellor, to agree that Summitt should continue. They said they based their decision on what Summitt has meant to the university and the staff she has around her, all of whom will absorb more responsibilities. (via)

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