Background
Mink, a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, attended Lees College in Jackson, Kentucky, in the 1950s, where he played varsity basketball. In the fall of 1956, when he was a sophomore, he left the college. Mink says he left because he was expelled for a campus prank that he did not commit. He subsequently joined the U.S. Air Force, serving for four years. After leaving the Air Force he began a 38-year career as a journalist. He was an editor with the Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) from 1972 to 1985, the Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee) from 1985 to 1988, and the Harrisonburg Daily News Record (Harrisonburg, Virginia) from 1988 to 1998, and began his retirement in 1999. Although he played basketball in military tournaments and recreation leagues, he did not resume his college athletic career until 2008, so he never used up his college eligibility.
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