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- ↑ Fort Hays State University coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Powell, Putt (February 9, 1973). "Putting Around: Top Coach & Recruiter". The Amarillo Globe-Times . Amarillo, Texas. p. 21. Retrieved December 16, 2018– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Davidson, Bob (June 3, 1979). ""Good ole boy" Thompson tackling FHS grid program". Salina Journal . Salina, Kansas. p. 28. Retrieved December 16, 2018– via Newspapers.com .
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