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- 1 2 James White Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com Archived February 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ James White
- ↑ Oklahoma - A Century in the Making
- ↑ 1976 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Archived October 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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