Growing up in NJ just outside NYC, I have accumulated a lot of sports heroes in my lifetime. Joe Namath, Micky Mantle, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Rod Gilbert, Henrik Lundqvist, Darrel Waltrip, Arnold Palmer, Tom Seaver, Derek Jeter, Reggie White, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers. But at the top of that Who's Who in Sports, is none other than our very own Pat Summitt. On and off the court, she was a force beyond nature whose piercing eyes could cut through steel. When other UT teams were struggling, you could ALWAYS count on Pat's teams to give it their all. And the greatest stat in all of sports is not measured in homeruns, goals scored, touchdown passes thrown, tournaments won or championships earned. Every woman that played for Pat Summitt graduated from college. Pat insisted that women playing for her put education first and sports second, which almost doesn't seem possible with all of her games won and championship banners hanging from the rafters.
Thank you UT football program for honoring the greatest UT legend ever (1,098 - 208). And men, you sure as hell better give it your all on the field because Pat will be watching you!
