Week Six - Annette and Sonny Tucker, Centralia

Age: 60+

Hometown: Centralia, MO

Occupation: Retired

Family Members: son, Bryan

Favorite sports: Football, basketball, softball

Favorite teams: Centralia Panthers, Missouri Tigers
Favorite athletes: Chase Daniel, Michael Jordan
Non-sporting hobbies: collecting Lionel Trains

Most memorable sporting experience: Watching Centralia win the state championship for football in 2003 and basketball in 2004.

Annette and Sonny Tucker of Centralia have watched 40 years of Panther sports.

Sonny graduated from Centralia, and is a true Panther. He played basketball for two years during his time as a student. Annette played basketball her senior year on a team with only 6 players. They met at a district basketball game at Van-Far in 1967. They struck up a conversation, talked about sports they liked, and were married in a year.

They sit in the same spot at the top of stands, dressed in black and white. They have one son who graduated from Centralia, but Annette and Sonny consider all of the players as part of the Tucker family.

Click on the video to see their story.