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- ↑ Ancient Faces (retrieved 15 April 2015)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Charles E. Marsters Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine , National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, US Lacrosse, retrieved 15 April 2015. (Note: Link directs to main page of inductees; Individual biographies cannot be directly hyper-linked)
- ↑ Papers of New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse League Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine , UMarmot, University of Massachusetts Amherst, retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ↑ Past Officers (PDF), United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, retrieved May 19, 2009.