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- ↑ "All-Time Lineups". 2013 Clemson Football Media Guide: 143.
- ↑ "an ABC review of Clemson Tiger football". p. 42.
- ↑ "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1920–1921. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67.
- ↑ "Offensive Linemen Honors". 2009 Tiger Football: 63.
- ↑ "Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame".
- ↑ "Clemson Hall of Fame" (PDF). p. 71.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Now Numbers 24". Clemson University Football Programs.
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