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- ↑ "Carolina Gets Promising Player". News and Observer. September 13, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved May 10, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Dick Jemison (September 28, 1913). "Kicking Stars". Atlanta Constitution. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Turkey and Football: A Long Tradition". Ponce Press. November 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Delta of Sigma Nu Fraternity. 33. 1916. p. 69.
- ↑ "How All-Southern Team Looks to Coach Ketron". The Washington Times. December 4, 1912. p. 13. Retrieved March 3, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
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