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- ↑ 1985 NSCAA All American
- ↑ Appalachian State Hires Pendleton as Men’s Soccer Coach
- ↑ "ASU Men?s Soccer Coach Pendleton Dies - Appalachian State Mountaineers | Official Athletics Site". www.goasu.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.