Tennessee coaching legend Pat Summitt dies at age 64 Posted Jun 28, 2016 When Pat Summitt announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease, the Tennessee women's basketball coaching legend pointedly said, "It's not going to keep me from living my life." Her public battle with the brain disease ended Tuesday when Summitt died at age 64. (Knoxville News Sentinel)