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- ↑ "Recruiting Tough? Cagle Is Exception". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1972. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1 2 Bill Eichenberger (July 12, 1975). "Opportunity Knocks: Cagle Gets Break with Eagles". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Cesar Alsop (July 19, 1975). "Cagle hopes Eagles will need his talent". The Morning News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cagle: He Talks On the Field". The Tampa Tribune. August 11, 1976. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Gary Ledman (August 14, 1976). "Cagle wants to be a name to remember". The Bradenton Herald. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.