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- ↑ "CLEVELAND BULLDOGS - Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Case Western Reserve University". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Case Western Reserve University. 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "Detroit Wolverines (1928)". sportsecyclopedia.com.
- ↑ Fleming, Frank. "Detroit Wolverines". Sportsecyclopedia. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "Coach Tackle Steve Owen". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ Fleming, Frank. "Kansas City Cowboys". Sportsecyclopedia. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "Cleveland Bulldogs". Case Western Reserve University. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
