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- ↑ 1936 University of Denver yearbook (Kynewisbok), p. 129
- 1 2 "University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 1996". University of Denver. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1169. ISBN 1401337031.
- ↑ "Goddard of Washington State and Drobnitch of Denver Westerners on NEA All-America". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 26, 1936. p. 9.
- ↑ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ↑ "Alex Drobnitch". Oldest Living Pro Football Players. Retrieved January 19, 2015.