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- ↑ "Vogt tabbed for 1-AA first-team honors". The Courier. Newspapers.com. December 18, 2001. p. 19.
- ↑ Cincinnati Bengals Sign Chad Hayes Archived February 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Go Black Bears, June 16, 2004
- ↑ University of Maine Full of Pro Talent Archived February 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Magic City Morning Star, June 22, 2004
- ↑ Draft Countdown.com 2002 rankings
- ↑ Mahoney, Larry (June 16, 2004). "Old Town's Hayes signs with Bengals Ex-UMaine star plays in World Bowl". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved January 21, 2020.
