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Pat Summitt Elevated a Sport the Way No Individual in History Did

Eight national championships, 16 SEC Tournament and Regular Season Championships, and 1,098 wins alone are enough to put legendary head coach Pat Summitt in the conversation for greatest champion ever.

But in addition to being one of the greatest champions on the court, Summitt, who died Tuesday morning at age 64, was also the greatest champion for an institution ever.

We know about how her winning helped to elevate women’s basketball. Her development of cool players that helped market the sport such as Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings was huge.

Still, anybody can elevate a sport by winning a lot as well.