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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt's former players and colleagues say her fight against Alzheimer's disease could leave an even greater legacy than any of the former Tennessee women's basketball coach's championships.
Dozens of former Lady Vols and hundreds of Tennessee fans gathered Saturday at the Tennessee Theatre for an "Evening For Champions" salute to Summitt, a charity event benefiting the Pat Summitt Foundation and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer said that "this will be her greatest accomplishment" as he praised Summitt's courage in battling Alzheimer's and starting her foundation to raise awareness of the disease.
Summitt didn't speak at the event, but she sat in the balcony and often laughed, smiled or nodded as former players and co-workers shared their recollections of her.
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