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- ↑ Scotty Whitelaw: Former ECAC commissioner a ‘giant in college sports’ by By John Garner Jr. for Cape Cod Times ; Apr 5, 2016 at 8:48 PM
- ↑ Scotty Whitelaw, 88, former ECAC commissioner By Marvin Pave, The Boston Globe APRIL 17, 2016
- ↑ "Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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