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- ↑ "Former Johns Hopkins Lacrosse coach, player Wilson Fewster dies". Baltimore Sun. June 12, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Assistant coach fund honors the late coach Wilson Fewster". 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Coaching Records". Washington and Lee Generals men's lacrosse . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Wilson Fewster". Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. 13 June 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2019.