Philander Rodman Jr., the father of Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, died of prostate cancer Tuesday in the Philippines.
He was 79. Philander, a member of the United States Air Force, settled in the Philippines for the final 50 years of his life. He spent his life in the country as the owner of a burger restaurant.
Philander, who reportedly fathered 29 children to 16 women, was estranged from Dennis for most of his life. The two reconciled in 2012 when Dennis made a trip to the Philippines.
"I don't hate the guy that brought me into this world," Dennis Rodman said, per Philip Matel of ESPN. "The fact is, if I saw him, I'll just tell him, 'You know, you're a friend of mine.'" - Bleacher Report