Pat Summitt Celebrated at Funeral, Public Memorial in Tennessee

Family, friends and former players honored and celebrated former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt on Thursday night in Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.   

Summitt died at 64 years old on June 28. She had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2011.

The NCAA shared photos from inside the arena for Thursday's ceremony:

Summitt was one of the greatest college basketball coaches in history. In her 38 years with Tennessee, the Lady Vols won 1,098 games and eight national championships. Candace Parker, Tamika Catchings, Chamique Holdsclaw, Kara Lawson and Nikki McCray were among the stars who suited up for Summitt.

WBIR Channel 10 shared a picture of the former players who assembled in Knoxville:

The Lady Vols' Twitter account provided comments from Catchings, the No. 4 scorer and No. 3 rebounder in school history, and Mickie DeMoss, who spent years as an assistant with Summitt:

When Tennessee was at its peak in the 1990s, Summitt was synonymous with women's college basketball, and the Lady Vols' rivalry with the Connecticut Huskies was legendary. Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma was on hand to pay his respects to Summitt, per espnW's Mechelle Voepel.

Summitt gained a reputation for her no-nonsense demeanor. She cut an intimidating figure on the sideline.

Her son Tyler offered a glimpse of Summitt at home, per ESPN The Magazine's Ryan McGee and WATE-TV's Jillian Mahen:

"It is a rarity to attend a celebration of life service for someone who literally changed history," said Peyton Manning, per ESPN Women's Hoops' Twitter feed. "That's what we're doing. Every Tennessee football player, including me, would have been proud to have been coached by [Summitt]."