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- ↑ "Past Hall of Fame Inductees". uky.edu. University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ "Robert Lawson Enter's UK's Hall of Distinguished Alumit". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
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