Auburn class of ‘85 wide receiver Kenneth “Kenny” Pollard passed away last Saturday, Oct. 15, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, Mississippi, according to his obituary at Dowdle Funeral Home.
Pollard, 52, was born in Memphis in 1967. He won two consecutive state titles in high school in Millport, Alabama, before committing to play for Coach Pat Dye and Auburn.
Pollard won back-to-back Southeastern Conferences crowns his junior and senior seasons on the Plains.
At Pollard’s funeral on Friday, Oct. 18, in Millport, all attendees were asked to wear orange and blue for “his Auburn Tigers,” according to the obituary.
After his playing career with the Tigers, Pollard was inducted into the Millport Hall of Fame and the Lamar County Hall of Fame.
Pollard met his wife of 27 years, Tina Guy Pollard, through their local softball league following his time at Auburn, the obituary said.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters; one son; three grandchildren — who called him “Pop,” according to the obituary — one sister; one brother; and “multiple” nieces, nephews and in-laws.
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Nathan King, senior in journalism with a minor in business, is The Plainsman's sports editor.
