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- ↑ "Tommy Good (1984)". Herdzone.com. Herdzone. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Marshall Gridder Inks with Chargers". The Raleigh Register . February 20, 1966. p. 21. Retrieved September 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rockets to Start New Backfield". Charleston Gazette-Mail . August 6, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved September 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
