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- ↑ "All-American: Ken Mendenhall". Oklahoma Sooners Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ↑ "Ken Mendenhall Quits". New York Times. 1981-07-03. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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