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Pat Summitt, the legendary women's basketball coach, passed away in 2016 at the age of 64 after a courageous battle with early-onset dementia, also known as Alzheimer's type dementia. Her remarkable career spanned over three decades, during which she achieved unparalleled success, leading the University of Tennessee Lady Vols to eight NCAA championships and 1,098 victories, the most by any NCAA Division I women's basketball coach.