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- ↑ 2013 Stanford Football Media Guide (PDF). Stanford Department of Athletics. p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ "1955 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2014.