Reported to have been from Greencastle, Indiana,[1] Zink was an 1891 graduate of the School of Gymnastics at Vanderbilt University.

[2] From 1891 to 1893, he was an instructor in gymnastics and athletics at Indiana University where he held the title of Director of the Men's Gymnasium within the Department of Physical Training.

[2] From 1895 to 1898, Zink was the director of physical culture at Butler College in Irvington, Indiana.

[8] After resigning his position in 1899, Zink opened an office in Indianapolis for the practice of "medical gymnastics".

[9] Zink's was mentioned as a third-party in the appeal of a personal injury case brought before the Indiana Supreme Court in 1910.