Former Kentucky Basketball player Reggie Warford passed away early Thursday morning, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. The Drakesboro, Kentucky native was 67 years old.
A key figure in Kentucky Basketball’s storied history, Warford helped with the integration of the Kentucky program when he suited up for Joe B. Hall’s Wildcats from 1972 to 1976. At the time of his arrival on campus, Kentucky was only two years removed from its first Black basketball player, Tom Payne, who played one All-SEC sophomore season for Adolph Rupp. Soon after Payne opened the door, Warford followed Payne’s path to Lexington as Joe B.