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- ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Longtime Wallingford public works director to retire, Record Journal (Wallingford). March 13, 2019
- ↑ Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame [ permanent dead link ]