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- ↑ NJCAA Colleges Archived 2010-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "1971 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ↑ "1972 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ↑ St. Louis Soccer HOF: The 2010 Inductees