Pat summitt divorce rumors
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R.B. Summitt was married to Pat Summitt for 27 years before they divorced in April 2008. (Handout/Sevier County Bank)
Pat Summitt married her ex-husband R.B. Summitt on August 23, 1980. She filed for divorce in 2007, a week shy of their 27th wedding anniversary. The divorce was finalized on April 28, 2008.
R.B. Summitt worked for Sevier County Bank for 34 years. He is the father of son Tyler Summitt, the only child of his and Pat’s family.
Here’s what you need to know about R.B:
1. Pat Summitt Cited ‘Irreconcilable Differences’ in Her Divorce to R.B. Summitt
Pat Summitt filed for divorce from her husband just before the couple celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary, citing irreconcilable differences. (Getty)
R.B. Summitt married Patricia Sue Head on August 23, 1980. The ceremony took place at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church near Clarksville, Tennessee where Pat grew up, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Pat Summitt filed for divorce in August 2007, a week before their 27th wedding anniversary. The couple had been separated since March of that year and they finalized their divorce on April 28, 2008, according to USA Today.
At the time of the divorce, their son Tyler was 17 years old and custody wasn’t an issue. He wa
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Pat Summitt
American basketball player and coach (1952–2016)
Summitt at The Pentagon on June 6, 2008 | |
| Born | (1952-06-14)June 14, 1952 Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Died | June 28, 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 64) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 1970–1974 | Tennessee–Martin |
| 1974–2012 | Tennessee |
| Overall | 1,098–208 (.841) |
| 8× NCAA Division I tournament (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–1998, 2007, 2008) 18× NCAA Regional—Final Four (1982, 1984, 1986–1989, 1991, 1995–1998, 2000, 2002–2008) 16× SEC Tournament (1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998–2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010–2012) 16× SEC regular season (1980, 1985, 1990, 1993–1995, 1998, 1999–2004, 2007, 2010, 2011) | |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012) Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the year (2011) John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2008) Naismith Coach of the 20th Century (2000) 5× Naismith Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2004) 3× WBCA Coach of the Year (1983, 1995, 1998) AP Coach of the Year (1998) USBWA Coach of the Year (1998) 8× SEC Coach of the Year (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011) Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award (2008) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 (profile) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |