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- ↑ Herb Barker (December 8, 1940). "Two Dixie Stars Fill Flank Posts on All-America". The Sunday Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
- ↑ Walter L. Johns (December 10, 1940). "Captains Pick All-America for Central Press; Reinhard on List". Berkeley Daily Gazette.
- ↑ "New York Sun Now Names All-Americans". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1940.
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1181. ISBN 1401337031.
- ↑ "Buddy Elrod Now Aviation Cadet". Times-Daily. February 4, 1942. p. 7.
- ↑ "Mississippi State Sports Hall of Fame". Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Buddy Elrod". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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