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- ↑ USF All Time Lettermen
- ↑ Diplomats Hand Lions 1st Loss
- ↑ Lions Overcome Weather and Railroaders
- ↑ 1995 A-League Results
- ↑ A-League Press Release: AUGUST 13, 1996
- ↑ In 1998 while playing for the Orlando Sundogs, he incurred a career ending injury and was forced to retire.Sundogs Soccer Is Here