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References
- ↑ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 158, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ The Aurora, Michigan State Normal School, 1893, p. 85
- 1 2 "Ann Arbor High School, 30; Normals, 4". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1891. p. 19.
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