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- 1 2 Rick Cleveland, "JSU needs few more like Dent: Former All-America safety set for induction today into College Football Hall of Fame", The Clarion-Ledger , August 12, 2006.
- ↑ Mississippi House Resolution 91 (2007 session) (accessed 2014-12-21).
- ↑ "2006 College Football Hall of Fame Divisional Class Announced" Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Hall of Fame, May 9, 2006.
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