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- 1 2 3 "Wholesale Resignations: Gray, Stiteler; Aggie Mentor Admits Knowing His Assailant". San Antonio Express. March 20, 1951.
- ↑ "Bowl History - 1950 Presidential Cup". Texas A&M University . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.