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- ↑ Markham, Jesse Wind (2008). An evolving geography of sport: The recruitment and mobility of Samoan college football players 1998-2006 (PDF) (M.A.). University of Hawaii at Manoa. pp. 71–72.
- ↑ Zac Tuinei plays baseball in Noblesville, Indiana Lavasier Tuinei inherits father’s feel for football Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
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