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- ↑ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Harry P. Cross, 81, Providence Lawyer". The New York Times . March 13, 1955. Retrieved September 5, 2014.[ dead link ]