Robin Roberts’ documentary on Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt set to premiere on Hulu

Tyler Summitt reflects on his mom’s legacy

Tyler Summitt reflects on his mom’s life and legacy and the impact she had on him and how that affects the way he now parents his own three children.

Saul Young, Cora Hall and Angela M. Gosnell, Knoxville News Sentinel

Pat Summitt first met Robin Roberts in 1987 after the legendary coach won her first national championship with Lady Vols basketball.

Roberts was a sports anchor in Nashville at the time, and from there, both of their careers took off. The two became friends over the years as Summitt went on to win seven more national titles and Roberts ascended to the top of the broadcasting industry.

Now, Roberts has produced the documentary to sum up all documentaries on Summitt’s legendary life, she announced on “Good Morning America” on March 19.

Summitt was the coach at Tennessee from 1974-2012 and won 1,098 games. 

The documentary, which is called “Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story,” will premiere on Hulu on March 25, and the documentary will also air on ESPN2 on March 29 and April 5 on ESPN.

“I’m honestly grateful to Robin Roberts for making this happen,” Pat Summitt’s son Tyler told Knox News. “As I was growing up, Robin was like a family member, and there’s nobody better to tell my mom’s story than Robin Roberts. So I’m grateful to her for making this happen and her commitment to telling my mom’s story.”

Roberts would became a mother-like figure for Tyler after his mom died in 2016 at age 64. Summitt was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2011.

“Robin sent gifts to our house when our kids were born. Our kids call her Aunt Robin,” Tyler said. “It’s so amazing that she’s continued to be almost a mother figure here on earth for me. I’m grateful for the relationship with her, even though mom is gone, that she’s still here, and we’re so close, and she’s just so committed to honoring my mom’s legacy.”

The documentary will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter, who directed and produced the Amazon documentary on the WNBA called “Power of the Dream” that released in 2024. Her work has appeared on ESPN, Netflix, HBO, PBS, and Discovery.

The trailer that aired on “Good Morning America” showed sit-down interviews with Tyler, Summitt’s longtime assistant and successor Holly Warlick, longtime assistant Mickie DeMoss, Lady Vols legend Tamika Catchings, Tennessee football great Peyton Manning and tennis legend Billie Jean King.

Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: [email protected]; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks: subscribe.knoxnews.com/offers