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- ↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ Marin High School Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Santa Rosa College - Physical Education, Dance & Athletics Archived December 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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