[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 97 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 97

Commending Patricia Sue Head Summitt, head women's basketball coach at 
   the University of Tennessee, for three decades of excellence as a 
      proven leader, motivated teacher, and established champion.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 6, 2005

   Mr. Frist (for himself and Mr. Alexander) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending Patricia Sue Head Summitt, head women's basketball coach at 
   the University of Tennessee, for three decades of excellence as a 
      proven leader, motivated teacher, and established champion.

Whereas Pat Summitt, in her 31st year as head coach of the Lady Volunteers (the 
        ``Lady Vols''), has become the Nation's all-time winningest NCAA 
        basketball coach (men's or women's) with her 880th career victory, 
        surpassing the legendary coach Dean Smith of the University of North 
        Carolina;
Whereas Pat Summitt, at the age of 22, took over the women's program at 
        Tennessee in 1974, when there were no scholarships and she had to wash 
        the uniforms and drive the team van;
Whereas Pat Summitt won her first game on January 10, 1975, and continued to win 
        games as she became the youngest coach in the nation to reach 300 wins 
        (34 years old), 400 wins (37 years old), 500 wins (41 years old), 600 
        wins (44 years old), 700 wins (47 years old), and 800 wins (50 years 
        old);
Whereas Pat Summitt has coached the Lady Vols to 15 30-plus win seasons, 
        including a perfect season of 39-0, 13 Southeastern Conference (SEC) 
        regular-season titles, and 11 SEC tournament championships;
Whereas Pat Summitt has appeared in more NCAA tournament games (107), and has 
        won more tournament games (89), than any other collegiate coach, 
        including a record of 36-0 in the first two rounds, 16 NCAA Final Four 
        appearances, and 6 NCAA Championship Titles, including the NCAA's first 
        back-to-back-to-back women's titles in 1996, 1997, and 1998;
Whereas Pat Summitt played on the 1976 United States Olympic team and later 
        coached the United States women's basketball team to its first Olympic 
        gold medal in 1984;
Whereas Pat Summitt has been named SEC coach of the year 6 times and national 
        coach of the year by several associations, including the Sporting News 
        Coach of the Year, the Naismith Coach of the Year, and the Associated 
        Press Coach of the Year;
Whereas Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols were selected by ESPN as the ``Team of the 
        Decade'' (1990s), sharing the honor with the Florida State University 
        Seminole's football team, and Summitt became the first female coach to 
        appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated;
Whereas Pat Summitt was officially accepted to the Women's Basketball Hall of 
        Fame in 1999, and was then inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame on 
        October 13, 2000, as only the 4th women's basketball coach to earn Hall 
        of Fame honors;
Whereas Pat Summitt's Lady Vols have a remarkable graduation rate, as each 
        student-athlete who has completed her eligibility at Tennessee has 
        received her degree or is in the process of completing all of the 
        requirements; and
Whereas Pat Summitt has recently been honored by the University of Tennessee, as 
        the court at Thompson-Boling Arena will be named ``The Summitt'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commends the University of Tennessee 
women's basketball coach, Patricia Sue Head Summitt, for three decades 
of excellence as a proven leader, motivated teacher, and established 
champion.
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