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- ↑ "Charlie Trotman wins 1980 Cliff Hare Award". The Anniston Star . April 27, 1980. Retrieved March 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Darryal Ray (August 19, 1980). "Auburn Loses A QB, Gains An Attorney". Alabama Journal . Retrieved March 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Charlie Trotman Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ↑ "Former Auburn QB Charlie Trotman Remembers Rod Bramblett". May 27, 2019.