Dec. 18, 2009

The University of Tennessee and IMG/Lady Vol Network proudly announce the arrival a new product to the Vol Network Home Entertainment lineup. The Pat Summitt Story commemorative edition DVD box set is available for order now by shopping the Vol Network Store online at www.volnetwork.tv. The product is expected to be available at participating JCPenney stores in East Tennessee and other retail outlets within the next few days.

The Pat Summitt Story is the most comprehensive video documentary ever produced on a University of Tennessee sports figure. Over three years in the making, The Pat Summitt Story is a compelling motion picture quality film which chronicles the life and times of NCAA basketball's all-time winningest coach.

This powerful three-disk set offers over six hours of exclusive content. Disc One is the never-before-released Pat Summitt Story which traces her beginnings from tiny Henrietta, Tenn., growing up on the family farm to the steps of the Hall-of-Fame. Discs Two and Three provide an abundance of bonus and feature material including the memorable "Day of 1000 Stories" gala captured in its entirety along with Coach Summitt's 1000th career victory wired for sound. This amazing collection of content reveals a determined, driven and incredibly gifted coach who dreamed the impossible dream and realized unthinkable achievements. The Pat Summitt Story delivers all of the passion, energy, and down-home humor you would expect from the iconic First Lady of Hoops and, more importantly, reveals why she is a role model to millions.

The Pat Summitt Story is presented by UT Medical Center. Media partners are WIVK and The Sports Animal, WVLT-TV and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

DVD Content Listing:

DISC ONE
The Pat Summitt Story feature presentation narrated by former Lady Vol All-American and Olympic gold medalist Kara Lawson

DISC TWO
Special Pat Summitt: Day of 1,000 Stories event at the historic Tennessee Theatre May 3, 2009
Extensive collection of exclusive uncut bonus interviews from the making of The Pat Summitt Story

DISC THREE
Wired for 1,000 - Coach Summitt "miked up" for her 1,000th career coaching victory versus Georgia on February 5, 2009
Lady Vol Flashback - Two lost treasure vintage films from the Lady Vols 1978 season