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- ↑ "California-Santa Barbara Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: California-Santa Barbara" . Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "1966 AFL Draft" . Retrieved March 23, 2017.