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- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ↑ "Lloyd Bruce Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Negro Giants Beat Truckers". Green Bay Press-Gazette . 26 July 1940. p. 13. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
