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- ↑ Trevor, George (1935). The Greenie - Georgia v. Tulane Game Program. p. 6.
- ↑ "Erratic Elis Let Georgians Dash Through". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 9, 1927. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 38. Retrieved March 26, 2015– via Google books.
- ↑ "Girl Sports Editor In South Picks Her All-Star Eleven" (PDF). Jamestown Evening Herald. December 3, 1927.
- ↑ "Ten Bulldogs Wind Up Football Career". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 3, 1929. Retrieved March 26, 2015– via Google news.
- ↑ "1929 Football Letterwinners".
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