Age is just a number and today’s guest proved that to be true. We’ve got basketball history in the house! Ken Mink is the oldest college basketball player to ever score in a game and we get to hear all about it.
Ken Mink was born in 1935 and grew up in Tennessee. He starred on his high school team that led him to a scholarship to play at Lee’s College. An alleged prank that he was falsely accused of got him kicked off his college team in the 1950’s. Fast forward 53 years later and at the age of 73, Ken decided to give college basketball another shot. He made the team at Roane State in 2008-2009 and became the oldest player to ever score in a college basketball game. He played and scored in multiple games and became an inspiration across the world. He went on to win many gold medals in the senior olympics in both team and individual competitions and is still competing to this day at age 86. Ken shares great stories about growing up in Tennessee, Johnny Cox, Frank Selvy, Pete Maravich, Big O, the alleged prank, his comeback at age 73, senior olympics, changes in the game, his books and MUCH more.
BIG thanks to Ken for taking the time to hang out and share his journey with us. We loved hearing more about his story, learned a lot about the game and shared plenty of laughs in this one as well. We know you will be inspired and enjoy listening to this one!
Thank you Ken Mink!
Please support Ken and check out his books. Simply search Ken Mink Books and checkout his latest book titled "Zippy and Zoomer’s Incredible Journey.”
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