Kenny Rollins, a member of Kentucky basketball’s Fabulous Five, passed away late Tuesday night.
Rollins, who turned 89 on Sept. 14, was a guard on UK’s 1948 national championship team that became known as the Fabulous Five.
“He was a pretty good basketball player, but he was a great father,” said his son, Kevin Rollins. “He was always there, always willing to listen and always willing to share when I asked.”
Rollins had been living with his son in Indiana since 2004.
The family plans a visitation at the K House on Oct. 19 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Interment will be at the Lexington Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Oct. 20.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
