Tennessee's Summitt Files for Divorce
posted 11:19 am Thu August 16, 2007 - MARYVILLE, Tenn.
Tennessee women's basketball coach and Hall of Famer Pat Summitt has filed for divorce from her husband after nearly 27 years of marriage.
The petition filed Wednesday in the Knoxville suburb of Maryville cites irreconcilable differences.
The couple will have been married 27 years on Aug. 23. The marriage was the first for both Pat and R.B. Summitt.
The couple has one child, Tyler, who will be 17 next month. The petition said there are no custody issues and the teenager is living with his mother.
Officials at the Tennessee sports information department didn't immediately return calls seeking comment Thursday from Summitt or the team.
The divorce filing was first reported by The Daily Times in Tennessee.
Summitt has 947 NCAA victories since she began coaching the Lady Vols in 1974. She has led the Lady Vols to seven NCAA championships, including in April when they defeated Rutgers.
R.B. Summitt is a banker in Sevierville.
The couple has one child, Tyler, who will be 17 next month. The petition said there are no custody issues and the teenager is living with his mother.
Officials at the Tennessee sports information department didn't immediately return calls seeking comment Thursday from Summitt or the team.The divorce filing was first reported by The Daily Times in Tennessee.
Summitt has 947 NCAA victories since she began coaching the Lady Vols in 1974. She has led the Lady Vols to seven NCAA championships, including in April when they defeated Rutgers.
R.B. Summitt is a banker in Sevierville.
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