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- ↑ "Notable Alumni of Alpha Delta Phi". Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- 1 2 3 Inductees to the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine ;
- ↑ History of Eastman Kodak
- ↑ President's Commission on Olympic Sports
- ↑ "Gold Medal recipients". College Football Hall of Fame . National Football Foundation.
- ↑ "Amos Alonzo Stagg Award recipients". Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ↑ "Winners of the Theodore Roosevelt Award". Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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