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- ↑ "Huron, South Dakota Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1965 Huron Phillies Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1920 Huron Packers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "1969 Huron Cubs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Memorial Park Stadium - Huron South Dakota - Former Home of the Huron Phillies / Cubs". digitalballparks.com.
- ↑ "Sports Venues". www.huronsd.com.