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. - ↑ "Tom Sullivan to Coach St. Lawrence Nine". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . Brooklyn, New York. April 20, 1925. p. 22. Retrieved March 21, 2018– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Sullivan Will be Replaced At St. Lawrence Next Year". The Morning News . Wilmington, Delaware. Associated Press. November 18, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved March 21, 2018– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Huntington Reappointed; Is Named Again to Direct Football Work at Colgate". The New York Times . May 2, 1921. p. 19. Retrieved March 21, 2018– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Sullivan Dies at 66; Ex-Football Coach". The Record . Troy, New York. December 2, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved July 16, 2019– via Newspapers.com .
