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- ↑ U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame, http://m.ussoccer.com/About/History/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Famers/Builder-Bio.aspx Archived March 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame, http://m.ussoccer.com/About/History/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Famers/Builder-Bio.aspx Archived March 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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