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- ↑ White to Retire as VMI Athletic Director
- ↑ Virginia Military Institute Donny White, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
- ↑ Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Ted Cain Coaching Records 1998
