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- ↑ "Mike Sutton". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ↑ Glier, Ray (27 January 2010). "Hobbled by Illness, Mike Sutton Perseveres at Tennessee Tech". New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ↑ http://www.ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/3_23_Sutton_retires
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