ESPN reporter reveals she broke up with her 'smoking hot' Mr Switzerland boyfriend over college basketball comment

ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe took her deep respect for a legendary women's basketball coach so personally that she ended a relationship for it.

Rowe, who has been involved in the 'Worldwide Leader's' coverage of college football and basketball for years, opened up about her reverence for Tennessee coach Pat Summitt.

In an appearance at the Little Rock Touchdown Club, Rowe talked about the one crucial mistake her 'smoking hot' ex-boyfriend made that ended their relationship.

'I had a really hot boyfriend, and he was Mr. Switzerland, a bodybuilder,' she revealed.

'We dated for four years. And when I say smoking hot...

'And the reason we broke up was we were at the ESPYs and Pat Summitt had just gotten this award, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, because she had just been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. 

'And we're at the ESPYS, and I'm just bawling in the audience, and he asked me, 'What's wrong with you? She's just a coach.' And so we broke up.

'So I just need you to understand I gave up Mr. Switzerland because of Pat Summitt. This is a true story.'

Summit was one of the greatest basketball coaches in history - reaching 18 Final Fours and winning eight national titles with Tennessee from 1974 to 2012.

The third-winningest coach in women's basketball history (and fourth-winningest in all of college basketball), Summitt was a trailblazer and icon in the sport.

After retiring due to complications from early-onset Alzheimer's, the Hall-of-Famer passed away in 2016 at the age of 64.