Sam Richmond | NCAA.com | June 28, 2016 Tennessee women's basketball: Candace Parker posts recruitment letter from Pat Summitt Share The women's college basketball world lost a true icon on Tuesday. Former Tennessee coach and eight-time champion Pat Summit passed away at the age of 64. Summitt's legacy, though, will live on. She was one of the most well-respected figures in sports and helped propel her players to greatness during her coaching career. Among those players was Candace Parker, former Lady Vols legend (2005-2008), current WNBA star and one of the most-decorated players in women's basketball history. Parker won Naismith College Player of the Year honors in 2008 and is a two-time WNBA MVP for the Los Angeles Sparks. After the news of Summitt's passing spread, Parker posted an incredible letter from Summitt to her during her recruitment to Tennessee. You held true to your promises...and some. Thank you Coach for always being the perfect role model I love you. #RIP pic.twitter.com/HvA1mODwfP — Candace Parker (@Candace_Parker) June 28, 2016 Summitt certainly is a gold standard for how to treat people, and Parker's note is the latest example of that. NCAA Video Vault: Christian Coleman burns his way to the 100m record, in just the semis We go inside the NCAA Video Vault to look at Coleman's record-breaking race — in only the semifinal round — in collegiate track and field. READ MORE College basketball: What is the Jimmy V Classic? Here's what you need to know about the Jimmy V Classic, which is inspired by former North Carolina State basketball coach and ESPN commentator Jim Valvano and his fight against cancer. READ MORE We picked the all-time starting five for Tennessee women's basketball Candace Parker, Tamika Catchings, Chamique Holdsclaw and so many others are among the best players to ever play at Tennessee, which has won eight national championships in women's basketball. NCAA.com's Autumn Johnson broke down dug into the record books and picked the Lady Vols' all-time starting five. READ MORE