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- ↑ "La. Tech, Tenn. Tech about even". Delta Democrat Times . Greenville, Mississippi. UPI. December 8, 1972. Retrieved February 13, 2017– via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Kimmitt, Mike (December 10, 1972). "Duron, McNeely Spark 35-0 Victory Over Tennesseans". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana . Retrieved February 13, 2017– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LA TECH ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME". latechsports.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame". ttusports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ↑ "La. Tech Victorious In Grantland Rice Bowl". Daily Herald . Provo, Utah. UPI. December 10, 1972. Retrieved February 13, 2017– via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Louisiana Tech Wins Grantland Rice Bowl". The Evening Standard. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. AP. December 11, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2017– via newspapers.com.
