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- ↑ Lewis, John (May 16, 2020). "Willingboro legend Allen Harvin 'one of the lucky ones' in coronavirus battle". Burlington County Times . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
Allen Harvin, a football star at Willingboro High School and the University of Cincinnati, was stricken recently with COVID-19 and considers himself fortunate to have survived.
- ↑ Chesebrough, Diane (June 12, 2018). "Redskins 1987 replacement players get Super Bowl rings". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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