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- ↑ "Ball State Will Play Rice Bowl Game With Tenn. State". The Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. AP. November 27, 1964. Retrieved February 12, 2017– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame". goblueraiders.com. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Ohioans Cooked In Rice Bowl". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. AP. December 13, 1964. Retrieved January 27, 2017– via newspapers.com.