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Pat Summitt Dead: Twitter Reactions to the Coach’s Death

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Legendary college basketball coach Pat Summitt died early Tuesday morning after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

She was 64.

Summitt, who coached the Tennessee women’s program from 1974-2012, was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

There was an outpouring of support and well-wishes on Twitter once news of her death spread.

Read some of the tweets from former players, colleagues and her friends from around the sports world below:


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Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. There was an outpouring of support on Twitter. Read the tweets here.