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- ↑ Barner, William G.; McKenzie, Danny (2010). The Egg Bowl: Mississippi State Vs. Ole Miss. University Press of Mississippi. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-61703-074-1.
- ↑ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927 – via Google News.