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- ↑ "Shelton Robinson". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Former Tar Heel Switches From Blocks To Blitzes". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1983. pp. 10A, 15A – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Heels' end catches few passes but coach's eye". The News and Observer. August 18, 1981. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hawks deal Robinson to Detroit". Spokane Chronicle. September 2, 1986. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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