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. - ↑ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. p. 4. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ↑ "History/Records" (PDF). Garden City CC Athletics. p. 14. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
