Former University of Kentucky All-Southeastern Conference nose tackle Joey Couch has died at the age of 49.
Couch, a legendary athlete at Paintsville High School, played for the Wildcats from 1988 through 1991. He was an all-state linebacker in football and a Kentucky All-Star in basketball at Paintsville, playing on Sweet Sixteen hoops teams with future UK Unforgettable John Pelphrey.
Couch, who was working as an insurance agent in Pikeville before his death, played at Kentucky for Jerry Claiborne and Bill Curry.
Couch’s wife, Angel, posted on her Facebook page that Couch died from an “acute cardiac event” at 7:45 p.