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- 1 2 KStateSports.cstv.com "Player Profile" | Retrieved 2010-06-30
- ↑ LDSMag.com Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Five Inducted into Ricks College Athletic Hall of Fame
- ↑ LDSMag.com Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine The Ones that got away | Retrieved 2010-07-01
- ↑ NJCAA.org David Rowlands Award | Retrieved 2010-06-28
- ↑ Big 12 Conference News Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ESPN.com "KC Chiefs roster" | Retrieved 2010-06-30
- ↑ NFL.com Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine Berlin Thunder Team History