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- ↑ "Willmar graduate is now Hall of Fame coach". West Central Tribune. August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Concordia-Moorhead names Horan coach". Brainerd Dispatch. December 23, 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
