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- ↑ http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/sports_globetrotting/2010/08/track-and-field-loses-two-of-its-best-halconnolly-scott-davis.html Bob Hersh, Chicago Tribune
- ↑ http://www2.registerguard.com/cms/index.php/track-and-field/comments/sad-news-veteran-track-and-field-announcer-scott-davis-dies/ Register Guard
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Mt. SAC Relays - Hall of Fame".
- ↑ "USA Track & Field | USATF announces 2021 Hall of Fame class".