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- ↑ "Bowdoin Alumnus Volume 4 (1929-1930)". www.digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu. Bowdoin College. January 1, 1930. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ↑ Jeremy Goldstein (April 20, 2018). "Outstanding in Omaha: The 1950 Tufts baseball team". www.tuftsdaily.com. The Tufts Daily. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ↑ Christopher Hurley (July 24, 2015). "Medford native Corbisiero named to Middlebury Hall of Fame". www.patriotledger.com. The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Team Records, Captains & Coaches". www.jumbobaseball.com. Tufts Alumni. Retrieved May 11, 2020.