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- ↑ Mendenhall Goes Home, Redskins Career Over, accessed November 14, 2019
- ↑ "Utah high schoolers who've reached the Super Bowl".
- ↑ "Bronco Mendenhall Staff Bio | Head Football Coach | The Official Site of BYU Athletics". byucougars.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
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