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- ↑ "Hawkeyes represented well on AP all-Big 10 football teams". The Daily Reporter. December 1, 1983. p. 6.
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- ↑ "Joel Hilgenberg, New Orleans Saints, No. 43 of 50 greatest players". Shreveport Times. July 31, 2016. p. B8. Retrieved May 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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