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- ↑ "With a Tutor Like Yepremian David Posey Couldn't Miss". Miami Herald . October 12, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Garo Helps Kicker Build Confidence". Miami Herald . November 21, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "David Posey, Hero". The Tampa Tribune . November 3, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "David Posey: Boston's newest celebrity gets boot out of motel living". Orlando Sentinel . December 15, 1978 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "David Posey is hero as Patriots clinch 1st division crown, 26-24". Bangor Daily News . December 11, 1978 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The precarious life of a placekicker". The Boston Globe . November 20, 1978 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Posey Knows Insecurity NFL Kickers Experience". The Palm Beach Post . August 24, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "David Posey NFL statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Divisional Round - Houston Oilers at New England Patriots - December 31st, 1978". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
