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- ↑ "Robert Pollard". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ↑ Myers, Tracey (October 11, 2002). "Like father, like son". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 12D. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via newspapers.com.
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