Summitt has surgery for raccoon attack
Lady Vols coach suffered shoulder injury in March
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updated 1:41 p.m. ET Sept. 25, 2008
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee basketball coach Pat Summitt had offseason shoulder surgery, not for a sports injury but because of a tussle with a raccoon.
The winningest basketball coach in NCAA history had problems with her right shoulder after dislocating it while chasing a raccoon poised to attack her Labrador. The attack came near her home on March 5, just days before the Southeastern Conference tournament.
A month later, Summitt guided the Lady Vols to their eighth NCAA title.
Summitt had arthroscopic surgery Thursday in Knoxville, Tenn., to repair recurring instability problems.
The coach will begin rehab in about a week. Tennessee begins practice on Oct. 17.
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