Obama to honor Pat Summitt of Tennessee with Presidential Medal of Freedom

The White House says former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

President Barack Obama says Summitt is an “inspiration” as the coach who has won more games than anyone else in NCAA college basketball history and for her willingness to “speak so openly and courageously about her battle with Alzheimer’s.”

Thank you, Pat. Thank you.