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- ↑ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Dayton Flyers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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- ↑ "The Official Football Guide". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1915. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Obituary". New Philadelphia Daily Times. May 22, 1928. Retrieved September 13, 2019.