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- ↑ "Big South Inducts 2004 Hall of Fame Class". bigsouthsports.com.
- ↑ "John Vrooman | Coastal Carolina". www.coastal.edu.
- ↑ https://www.oakpark.com/2016/08/02/celebrating-the-chanticleers-together/