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- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1983". Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ Kennedy gets help from pals as Strikers win Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities - Monday, February 16, 1987
- ↑ Kennedy shuns Strikers, signs instead with Wings Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities - Thursday, July 16, 1987
- ↑ VSA coaching bio