The legacy of legendary Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt will take center stage at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral during a special “Get ‘Lit’ at the Cathedral” program Thursday, Oct. 15.
The free event begins at 7 p.m. in the John & Lois Ross Great Hall at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 413 W. Cumberland Ave. in Knoxville.
Presented by St. John’s Cathedral Library and the University of Tennessee Press, the program will feature author and KnoxTNToday writer Maria M. Cornelius, former Lady Vol Alexis Hornbuckle and R.B. Summitt.
The evening will focus on Summitt’s remarkable legacy through the perspectives of players, colleagues, family members and friends who knew her best.
Cornelius is the author of “The Final Season: The Perseverance of Pat Summitt,” which has been released in a 10th anniversary edition with a new foreword by Candace Parker. The book chronicles Summitt’s final season as head coach of the Lady Vols and the determination she displayed after announcing in 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
The program also will highlight Cornelius’ new book, “The Legacy of Pat Summitt: Players, Colleagues, Family, and Friends Who Knew Her Best.” The book, which includes a foreword by Alexis Hornbuckle, is scheduled for release Nov. 17.
The new volume looks at Summitt through the eyes of the people who knew her personally and professionally, offering inside perspectives on the woman who built the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball program into a national powerhouse and influenced generations of players and coaches.
Hornbuckle played for Summitt at Tennessee from 2004-08 and was part of the Lady Vols’ back-to-back NCAA championship teams in 2007 and 2008. R.B. Summitt, Pat Summitt’s son, also will participate in the program, adding a family perspective to the discussion of her life and enduring impact.
Get ‘Lit’ at the Cathedral: The Legacy of Pat Summitt is Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The event will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, John & Lois Ross Great Hall, 413 W. Cumberland Ave., Knoxville.
More information is available from St. John’s Cathedral.
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