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- ↑ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ Mcmillian, Mark (December 18, 1994). "South-Central L.A.'s Small Miracle : At 5-Foot-7, Mark Mcmillian Beats the Odds to Become a Starting Defensive Back in the NFL". Los Angeles Times.
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