Jenkins traveled interesting path from Advance to 'Glory Road'

Thursday, February 2, 2006

He's 82 years old now, but Thornton Jenkins' mind is still sharp. The Advance native, former University of Missouri all-conference basketball player and longtime basketball referee recalls dates and scores faster than a Google computer search.

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