Rodger Young in his 18th Senior Games

June 8, 2012 | 7:25 p.m. CDT

Rodger Young, 75, of Marionville, participates in the football distance throwing contest at the Missouri State Senior Games on Friday at the Audrey J. Walton Track-Soccer Field Stadium. "I haven't missed one (Senior Games) for 18 years," he said.

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