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References
- 1 2 Vanderbilt University (1915). "Alumni Notes". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 15: 48–50.
- 1 2 "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bill Traughber (October 11, 2006). "Vandy Shuts Out 1897 Opponents" (PDF).
- ↑ W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 33: 527.
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