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Kenny Rollins, former member of Kentucky Fab Five, dies

Kenny Rollins, a member of basketball’s Fabulous Five, passed away late Tuesday night.  Rollins, who turned 89 on Sept. 14, was a guard on ‘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.

 

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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