Pat Summitt

Take a dive into some interesting facts from UT’s long and storied history in women’s athletics.

From the first women’s basketball games in the 1890s to the game-changing Pat Summitt and beyond—take a look at how the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville is honoring the past, celebrating the present, and promoting the future.

Take a look back at some highlights of the rivalry between the Lady Vols and UConn Huskies and how it changed the game of women’s basketball.

UT’s Center for Sport, Peace, and Society highlights the global importance of women’s sports with a new book, website, and podcasts.

Tamika Catchings (’00, ’02) learned more than basketball from her coach, Pat Summitt. And she put those lessons into action through her Catch the Stars Foundation.

The guest book sits on a table at the entrance of Gus Manning’s room at Little Creek Sanitarium. Adorned with an orange cover, its pages are filled with names and dates printed in blue ink. From famous athletes and coaches to everyday people like secretaries and ticket takers, the content reveals the depth of Manning’s impact at the University of Tennessee. Manning worked nearly 50 years in the Tennessee athletics department after graduating from the university in 1950.

If Marshall Ramsey were to draw a cartoon about his time at UT, he’d doodle a picture of himself sitting with his dad in Neyland Stadium watching his first UT football game in 1980. It was the moment he knew he wanted to be a Volunteer.

Jan Parks Cornett (’10) was born paralyzed, but that didn’t stop her from becoming an equestrian and participating in 5ks. Her two role models—Pat Summitt and Peyton Manning—inspired her along the way.

From significant events to famous visitors to the loss of a great friend, 2016 was chock-full of moments the Volunteer family will never forget. Here are a few of the…