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- ↑ "Larry Barnes Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ↑ "Shelby Is Cut By St. Louis". The Tuscaloosa News . October 19, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Release Willie Shelby". Gadsden Times . October 20, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Larry Barnes Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com.
- ↑ "Larry Barnes Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.