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- ↑ "Former Pittsburg State football coach dies". www.kshb.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012.
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- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Pittsburg State University Gorillas all-time coaching records
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