Mike Phillips, half of UK 'Twin Towers,' dies at 59
Mike Phillips, who formed the "Twin Towers" with Rick Robey on the Kentucky team that won the 1978 NCAA title, has died in western Kentucky. He was 59.
The Hopkins County coroner's office is investigating the cause of death but told WFIE-TV that Phillips died after a fall Saturday at his home in Madisonville.
In 1978, the team went 30-2 and beat Duke in the NCAA final.