Pat Summitt Richard Burt Patricia Head Summitt was born on June 14‚ 1952 in Henrietta‚ Tennessee‚ the daughter of Richard and Hazel Albright Head. She was the fourth of five children and the first girl. Known back home as ‘Tricia’ had a father‚ who truly believed in discipline‚ she didn’t mind being tough because its what she learned from her dad‚ but she also had a loving side‚ which she learned from
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Pat Summitt’s Legacy Have you ever met the best coach in NCAA basketball? Do you even know who she is? “I’m someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits. Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it. Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of.” Pat Summitt was the best of the best. Many girls played for her and many girls came out a new person. She was not only a coach to them but a mom‚ best friend‚ and mentor (Reader)
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They’ve called Pat Summitt a ground breaker‚ a legend‚ an inspiration and the “Wizard of Knoxville‚” a nod to UCLA’s John Wooden‚ who may be the only college basketball coach who can compare. She’s recorded more than 1‚000 victories at Tennessee in women’s basketball‚ eight national titles‚ two Olympic medals (silver as a U.S. player in 1976 and gold as Team USA women’s head coach in 1984) and enough memories for multiple lifetimes. Only here comes the saddest news of all‚ Pat Summitt‚ at just age
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Pat Tillman Pat Tillman was an American football player who left his professional career and recruited in the United States Army in June 2002 in. Pat Tillman was born on November 6‚ 1976 in Fremont‚ California he’s the eldest of three sons. He started playing football ever since he was a young boy; he excelled at football in high school. He helped lead Leland High School to the Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Tillman then went to Arizona State University on a football scholarship
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East‚ Tillman was redeployed in Afghanistan. On April 22‚ 2004‚ Pat Tilman was killed in the line of duty. “Tillman died courageously while charging uphill to save his platoon from an ambush.” This report came from the pentagon‚ but was later revealed that the United States Army had embellished the story. The statement was fabricated to hide the truth behind his death. The real story unfolded after evidence determined that Pat Tillman was killed from friendly fire. This evidence undermined
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up that dream to go into the military. Pat Tillman was a football star from Arizona State University and later the Arizona Cardinals. In 2002‚ Tillman put his NFL career on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army to become an ranger along with his brother. With this choice‚ Tillman received a lot of attention from the media‚ but was humble and did not want to make it a big story. When his coach‚ Dave McGinnis‚ from the Arizona Cardinals was asked he answered‚ “Pat knew his purpose in life. Tillman proudly
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Pat Tillman was a football player who turned down a multi-million-dollar contract to join the Army. Like any other American soldiers‚ Tillman was a national hero who had sacrificed for his country‚ Afghanistan. However‚ what causes of his death was still a mystery as the government did not know whether he was killed by the Taliban‚ or it was a result of the "friendly fire". The problem was the government tried to cover up the truth not only to protect its image‚ but to cover a big secret that Pat
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Pat Tillman: A Hero or Waste of Life? Many peoples’ ideas differ about the subject of Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman‚ 27‚ was a member of the 2nd Battalion‚ 75th Ranger Regiment based at Fort Lewis‚ Washington. Tillman was a great football player prior to joining the army. He turned down a three year‚ 3.6 million dollar contract for the Arizona Cardinals in 2002‚ to join the army in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Pat Tillman was a skilled football player who was known for his smart‚ hard-hitting
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If you’re into sports‚ you’ve seen it happen. You’ve probably even experienced it‚ football players shaking hands after four quarters of knocking each other around‚ tennis players leaping over the net to shake hands with their opponents after a hard-fought match or Soccer players exchanging jerseys after an intense 90 minutes. Boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round‚ and then hug after beating each other into a pulp for 12 rounds. It seems like competitors in every event‚ from spelling
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Situation Analysis of Tillman Story Stephen Stone Black Sheep‚ Tillman’s platoon‚ had to make it to Mana on time. However‚ they had an inoperable vehicle with them that had to bring back to the FOB‚ forward operating base. Black Sheep could not abandon the vehicle. There only viable option was to bring it to a nearby paved highway for a wrecker to pick it up. Luckily‚ they came across a local who could tow it to the highway. However‚ they ran into an another problem. Whether to split the group
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