Nationality American Role Basketball Player Position Point guard Name Kenny Rollins Education University of Kentucky | Listed weight 168 lb (76 kg) Weight 76 kg Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Height 1.83 m | |
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Born September 14, 1923
Charleston, Missouri ( 1923-09-14 ) High school Wickliffe (Wickliffe, Kentucky) College Kentucky (1942–1943, 1946–1948) NBA draft 1948 / Round: / Pick: Died October 9, 2012, Greencastle, Indiana, United States | ||
Kenneth Herman "Kenny" Rollins (September 14, 1923 – October 9, 2012) was an American basketball player who competed at the 1948 London Olympics and was a member of the University of Kentucky's "Fabulous Five" who won the 1948 NCAA Tournament. His college career was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during World War II. He was voted to the All-SEC and All-SEC Tourney teams following his junior and senior seasons.
His brother, Phil, played for the University of Louisville and spent 3 seasons in the NBA.
Biography
Born in Charleston, Missouri, Rollins played high school basketball in Wickliffe, Kentucky. He later played professionally for the Chicago Stags of the BAA and the NBA, the Louisville Alumnites of the National Professional Basketball League and the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He died in October 2012 in Greencastle, Indiana where he had lived with his son since 2004.