Gorman Jones Roberts, Sr., 96, of Louisville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Gorman was born on May 18, 1924 in Knoxville, TN, the only child of Thomas Jefferson and Dorothy Jones Roberts. He grew up in Williamsburg, KY where his father was president of the bank and his mother was a schoolteacher and the church organist.
Gorman graduated from Cumberland Academy at age 15, and attended Cumberland College, spending his summers at Culver Military Academy. Gorman cherished his early years fishing and playing sports. He was an excellent baseball player and was offered professional contracts by both the Yankees and Reds, playing briefly for the Yankees, backing up Joe DiMaggio in center field.