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References
- ↑ "Stagg's Assistant Coaches". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. August 28, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2019– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "James R. Henry, Coach of Vanderbilt's 1903 team". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. September 20, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2019– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Lane, French (November 9, 1929). "Maroon Title Team of '99 Lines Up again—at Banquet". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. p. 21. Retrieved October 20, 2019– via Newspapers.com .
