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- 1 2 Maxwell Award Website
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ron Beagle at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ↑ Beagle, Ronda J. (1993). The Navy's Search for a Few Good Women: Analysis of a Direct Mail Campaign. PN.
