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- ↑ "All-Time Penn State Individual Records, Season Leaders -- Receiving". Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
- ↑ "West Philadelphia Catholic High School Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2007-01-16.