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- 1 2 3 4 "MIKE FOX RETIRES AFTER 22 SEASONS AS UNC'S HEAD BASEBALL COACH; SCOTT FORBES IS CAROLINA'S NEXT HEAD COACH". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ↑ Pearson, Andrew. "Fox to join NC hall of fame". Citizen-Times. Citizen-Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Fox Named Coach of the Year, Four Tar Heels Named All-ACC".
- ↑ Chapel Hill, North Carolina