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- ↑ Bates, Dominique (August 27, 2018). "More Than a Coach". The Decaturian. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Rhodes hires Gritti". Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. December 23, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2019.