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Dr. '''Allen E. Fox''' (born ], ], in ], ]) was a ] in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author.
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He was ranked as high as # 4 in the U.S. (in 1962). Between 1961 and 1968, he ranked among the top 10 men in the U.S. five times.
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'''Allen E. Fox''' (born June 25, 1939) is an American former ] in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author. He was ranked as high as U.S. No. 4 in 1962, and was in the top ten in the U.S. five times between 1961 and 1968.<ref name="Jews In Sports">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=59|title=Fox, Allen|publisher=Jews In Sports|accessdate=12 July 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104451/http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=tennis&ID=59|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1960, he won the ] (NCAA) doubles title with ] for the ]. In 1961, Fox won the NCAA singles title. In 1962 he won the US National Hard Court title. He won a gold medal in singles at the ] in Israel. At the ] he won gold medals in singles and doubles.

Fox was elected to the ], the ], the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame, and the ].


==Tennis career== ==Tennis career==
Fox attended ], and played tennis for the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/445810302.html?dids=445810302:445810302&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+21%2C+1956&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=HOLLYWOOD+PREPS+SCORE+NET+UPSETS&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718211823/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/445810302.html?dids=445810302:445810302&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+21,+1956&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=HOLLYWOOD+PREPS+SCORE+NET+UPSETS&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Hollywood Preps Score Net Upsets |date= June 21, 1956|accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref>


After Fox successfully convinced his friend ] to join him and attend the ] and play tennis for the ], on a team where Fox was the #1 player, Nagler says "we were bitter rivals and close friends."<ref name="auto6a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-05-we-3603-story.html|title=Muffins and Tennis: It's a Love Match for the Pepperdine Coach|date=May 5, 1988|website=Los Angeles Times|author=Jeff Myers}}</ref> They were on the junior ] team together. Nagler recalled how: "Allen was a vicious competitor who hated to lose, especially to me. One year at UCLA I beat him in the singles final of the ]. After he lost, he broke two racquets and sneered at me that he was going to throw the doubles finals. And I was his partner! He said he couldn't stand for me to win another title. Sure enough, we lost to UCLA teammates we usually thrashed."<ref name="auto6a"/><ref name="auto9a"> The Ojai.</ref> Nagler and Fox won the doubles title at Ojai in 1961, defeating ] and ].<ref name="auto9a"/>
In 1960, he teamed up with Larry Nagler to capture the ] (NCAA) doubles title for the ] (UCLA). In 1961, as team captain, Fox won the NCAA singles title. During his college career, Fox lost only two dual matches. "One was to ] and the other was to ]," he said. He was a three-time ], (1959-61), and also earned All-UCLA and All-] Athlete of the Year honors, which are presented to the Best Scholar-Athlete. Fox helped lead UCLA to NCAA team championships in 1960 and 1961.


In 1960, he won the ] (NCAA) doubles title with Larry Nagler for UCLA.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite journal |url= http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/History_MTN.pdf |title= MTNGUIDE06 |accessdate= March 4, 2011 |archive-date= July 8, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212728/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/History_MTN.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 1961, as team captain, Fox won the NCAA singles title, beating ] of Michigan, 6–1, 6–2, and 6–4.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&q=%22allen+fox%22+jewish+tennis&pg=PA177 |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history |accessdate=March 3, 2011|isbn=9780881259698 |last1=Wechsler |first1=Bob |year=2008 }}</ref> He only lost twice in dual match play while in college, to ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scta.usta.com/adultsseniors/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=18061&itype=1579&icategoryid=300 |title= Allen Fox |publisher=USTA Southern California |date=June 25, 2002 |accessdate=April 15, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071219031702/http://www.scta.usta.com/adultsseniors/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=18061&itype=1579&icategoryid=300 |archive-date = December 19, 2007}}</ref> He was named ] in 1959, 1960, and 1961,<ref name="autogenerated1"/> and was named All-UCLA and All-] Athlete of the Year.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Fox helped lead UCLA to NCAA team championships in 1960 and 1961.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In 1961, he was ranked # 8 in the United States ion doubles with Nagler, by the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/12/15/archives/reed-ranked-first-mckinley-second-by-us-lawn-tennis-group-bartzen.html|title=Reed Ranked First, McKinley Second by U.S. Lawn Tennis Group|work=The New York Times|date=December 15, 1961}}</ref> He graduated from UCLA with a ] in ] in 1961, and later earned a ] there in ] in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allenfoxtennis.net/?page_id=5|title=Meet Dr. Allen Fox|publisher=Allen Fox Tennis|accessdate=12 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713092512/http://www.allenfoxtennis.net/?page_id=5|archive-date=July 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was one of ] closest friends during Ashe's freshman year, when Fox was a senior. As Ashe put it, "In those days, to be Jewish in the top ranks of tennis was to encounter a certain amount of prejudice." Fox graduated from UCLA with a ] in physics and a ] in psychology.


When he graduated, Fox was the 4th-ranked singles player in the United States.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="uclabruins1">{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/genrel/092105aaa.html |title=UCLA To Induct Eight New Athletics Hall of Fame Members |publisher=Uclabruins.com |date=September 21, 2005 |accessdate=March 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717134641/http://www.uclabruins.com/genrel/092105aaa.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He won the singles title at ] in 1961. He won also the 1962 US National Hard Court title.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="uclabruins1"/> That year, he reached the singles final in Cincinnati, falling to ].
Upon graduation, Fox was the 4th-ranked singles player in the United States.


Fox played ] with Nagler. They defeated ] and ] of the United Kingdom in the first round, but lost to ] of India and ] of Czechoslovakia in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/tennis/Wimbledon/Men_1964.html|title=Men Singles Tennis Wimbledon Championships 1964 Winner|website=todor66.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/23/archives/us-star-beaten-in-opening-round-bows-to-briton-in-5-setsfroehling.html|author=Fred Tupper|title=U.S. STAR BEATEN IN OPENING ROUND; Bows to Briton in 5 Sets—Froehling, Fox, Pasarell Lose—Ashe Victor|date=June 23, 1964|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
He also won the singles title at ] in 1961.


In 1965 he won the ] in men's singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf|title=OJAI RECORD OF EVENTS INDEX |website=Ojaitourney.org|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> In 1965 he reached the quarterfinals at ].<ref name="uclabruins1"/>
In 1962, he reached the singles final in Cincinnati, falling to ].


In 1966, he won the ] and the (40th annual) ], formerly known as the ], as a graduate student, beating the then-current champions of all four Major Slams – ] (Wimbledon), ] (U.S.), ] (French), and ] (Australian), in the finals.<ref name="google1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KKQZn9sQGQMC&q=Allen+Fox&pg=PA95 |title=The match: Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton: how two outsiders—one Black, the other Jewish—forged a friendship and made sports history |date= June 2004|accessdate=March 3, 2011|isbn=9780060526528 |last1=Schoenfeld |first1=Bruce }}</ref>
In 1965 he reached the quarterfinals at ].


===Maccabiah Games===
He won the ] in 1966.
Fox is Jewish.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&q=%22allen+fox%22+&pg=PA177 |title=Day by day in Jewish sports history |accessdate=March 3, 2011|isbn=9780881259698 |last1=Wechsler |first1=Bob |year=2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lpbr-13lx7sC&q=jewish&pg=PA172 |title=Think to win: the strategic dimension of tennis |author=Allen Fox |date= February 17, 1993|accessdate=March 3, 2011|isbn=9780060982003 }}</ref>


He won a gold medal at the ] in Israel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99200403.html?dids=99200403:99200403&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+19%2C+1989&author=By+JACK+LEON&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=HAROLD+ZIMMAN%3A+U.S.+TENNIS+STARS%27+ABSENCE+DIDN%27T+DIM+BAR+MITZVA+MACCABIAH+TOURNEY&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714003806/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99200403.html?dids=99200403:99200403&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+19,+1989&author=By+JACK+LEON&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=HAROLD+ZIMMAN:+U.S.+TENNIS+STARS'+ABSENCE+DIDN'T+DIM+BAR+MITZVA+MACCABIAH+TOURNEY&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=Harold Zimman: U.S. Tennis Stars' Absence Didn't Dim Bar Mitzva Maccabiah Tourney |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date= July 19, 1989|accessdate=March 3, 2011 |first=Jack |last=Leon}}</ref>
Fox also won the ], formerly known as the Pacific Southwest Championships, in 1966 when he was a graduate student, beating ] aka "Manolo" Santana, ], ], and ] in the finals. Fox rode his motorcycle each day from UCLA to the Los Angeles Tennis Club.


Four years later, he was back at the ] as the top seed, and again won the gold medal, this time defeating South African ] in the men's individual semi-finals and South African Davis Cup player ] in the finals.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/06/89361998.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 | title=U.S. FIVE IS UPSET BY ISRAEL, 74-70; Loss in Final is First in Maccabiah Game History | work=The New York Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XwNSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5200,6705512&dq=allen-fox+jewish+tennis&hl=en |title=Spitzes Thrill Games Crowd |publisher= The Press-Courier |date=July 29, 1969 |accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/655827482.html?dids=655827482:655827482&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+06%2C+1969&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Fox+Maccabiah+Net+Champion&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629045806/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/655827482.html?dids=655827482:655827482&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+06,+1969&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Fox+Maccabiah+Net+Champion&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=Fox Maccabiah Net Champion |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 6, 1969 |accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref> In doubles, he and partner Ronald Goldman won the gold medal after they defeated Americans ] and ] in the semifinals, and then Americans ] and Leonard Schloss in the finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/08/03/89361149.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=FOX GAINS FINAL AT TEL AVIV NET; Pam Richmond Also Victor in Maccabiah Games|work=The New York Times }}</ref>
Also during his career, he won the US National Hardcourt title.

During his professional career, Fox recorded tournament victories over many of the world's top-ranked players, including ], ], ], and ].


===Davis Cup=== ===Davis Cup===
He was named to the U.S. ] team in 1961, 1962, and 1966. He played 2 singles matches, winning both of them without giving up more than 2 games in any of the 6 sets that he played. He was named to the U.S. ] team in 1961, 1962, and 1966.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> He played 2 singles matches, winning both of them without giving up more than 2 games in any of the 6 sets that he played.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002756 |title=Players |publisher=daviscup.com |accessdate=April 15, 2010}}</ref>


===Halls of Fame=== ===Halls of Fame===
Fox was elected to the ] as a player and a coach in 1988.<ref name="uclabruins1"/> In 1991, he was inducted into the ].<ref>http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/LA/lib00086,0EF61422D7B002F2.html {{dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref>


He was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2002. Fox was also inducted into the ] in 2005.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/genrel/092105aaa.html |title=UCLA to Induct Eight New Athletics Hall of Fame Members - UCLA Athletics - UCLA Official Athletic Site |accessdate=2008-08-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630000513/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/genrel/092105aaa.html |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Fox was elected to the ] Hall of Fame as a player and a coach in 1988.

He was inducted into the ] Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2002.

He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.


===Coaching=== ===Coaching===
Fox coached the ] men's tennis team, at the highest level-Division 1, for 17 years.<ref name="uclabruins1"/> His teams, which included ], reached the NCAA finals twice, the semifinals three times, and the quarterfinals six times. In his career, he coached his teams to a 368–108 won-lost record between 1979 and 1995; the .778 winning percentage is the best in Pepperdine tennis history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/pepperdinewaves/docs/mten1011recordsbookhigh|title=2010-11 Pepperdine Men's Tennis Records Book|website=Issuu}}</ref> He was named to the ] and, aside from Gilbert, coached players such as ] (NCAA singles winner), ] (NCAA doubles winner and world No. 1 doubles player), and ] (Captain of the Canadian Davis Cup Team).


==Writing and videos==
Fox coached the ] men’s tennis team, at the highest level-Division 1, for 17 years. His teams, which included ], reached the NCAA finals twice, the semifinals three times, and the quarterfinals six times.
Fox has worked as a broadcaster, writer, and lecturer.<ref name="Jews In Sports" /> He has authored several books, including ''Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis'' (1993), ''If I'm The Better Player, Why Can't I Win?'', and ''The Winner's Mind: A Competitor's Guide to Sports and Business Success''.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> He is a former editor of ''Tennis Magazine''.


Allen has published two videos, titled ''Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Lesson'' (2001) and ''Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Drills'' (2001).<ref name="Jews In Sports" />
He was named to the '''Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame''' and coached players such as ], Robbie Weiss (NCAA singles winner), ] (NCAA doubles winner and world No. 1 doubles player), and ] (Captain of the Canadian Davis Cup Team).


==Personal==
==Writing & Videos==
Fox has two sons, Evan and Charlie, and lives in ], California, with his wife Nancy.


==See also==
After working as a broadcaster, Fox became a writer and a lecturer. Fox has authored several books, including ''Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis'', ''If I'm The Better Player, Why Can't I Win?'', and his most recent book ''The Winner's Mind: A Competitor's Guide to Sports and Business Success.''
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==References==
He is also a former editor of ''Tennis Magazine''.
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==External links==
Allen has also made videos entitled ''Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Lessons'' and ''Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Drills''.
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American tennis player For those of a similar name, see Alan Fox (disambiguation).

Allen E. Fox
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSan Luis Obispo, California
Born (1939-06-25) June 25, 1939 (age 85)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro1955 (amateur tour)
Retired1971
CollegeUniversity of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Official websiteAllenFoxTennis.com
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1965, 1968)
WimbledonQF (1965)
US Open4R (1960, 1961)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Budapest Singles
Gold medal – first place 1965 Budapest Doubles

Allen E. Fox (born June 25, 1939) is an American former tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s who went on to be a college coach and author. He was ranked as high as U.S. No. 4 in 1962, and was in the top ten in the U.S. five times between 1961 and 1968.

In 1960, he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) doubles title with Larry Nagler for the University of California at Los Angeles. In 1961, Fox won the NCAA singles title. In 1962 he won the US National Hard Court title. He won a gold medal in singles at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games he won gold medals in singles and doubles.

Fox was elected to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame, the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame, and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Tennis career

Fox attended Beverly Hills High School, and played tennis for the school.

After Fox successfully convinced his friend Larry Nagler to join him and attend the University of California at Los Angeles and play tennis for the Bruins, on a team where Fox was the #1 player, Nagler says "we were bitter rivals and close friends." They were on the junior U.S. Davis Cup team together. Nagler recalled how: "Allen was a vicious competitor who hated to lose, especially to me. One year at UCLA I beat him in the singles final of the Ojai tournament. After he lost, he broke two racquets and sneered at me that he was going to throw the doubles finals. And I was his partner! He said he couldn't stand for me to win another title. Sure enough, we lost to UCLA teammates we usually thrashed." Nagler and Fox won the doubles title at Ojai in 1961, defeating Bill Hoogs and Jim McManus.

In 1960, he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) doubles title with Larry Nagler for UCLA. In 1961, as team captain, Fox won the NCAA singles title, beating Ray Senkowski of Michigan, 6–1, 6–2, and 6–4. He only lost twice in dual match play while in college, to Rafael Osuna and Chuck McKinley. He was named All-American in 1959, 1960, and 1961, and was named All-UCLA and All-University of California Athlete of the Year. Fox helped lead UCLA to NCAA team championships in 1960 and 1961. In 1961, he was ranked # 8 in the United States ion doubles with Nagler, by the United States Lawn Tennis Association. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in physics in 1961, and later earned a Ph.D. there in psychology in 1968.

When he graduated, Fox was the 4th-ranked singles player in the United States. He won the singles title at Cincinnati in 1961. He won also the 1962 US National Hard Court title. That year, he reached the singles final in Cincinnati, falling to Marty Riessen.

Fox played doubles in the 1964 Wimbledon Championships with Nagler. They defeated Gerry Oakley and Humphrey Truman of the United Kingdom in the first round, but lost to Naresh Kumar of India and Jiří Javorský of Czechoslovakia in the second round.

In 1965 he won the Ojai Tennis Tournament in men's singles. In 1965 he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

In 1966, he won the Canadian Nationals and the (40th annual) Los Angeles Open, formerly known as the Pacific Southwest Championships, as a graduate student, beating the then-current champions of all four Major Slams – Manuel Santana (Wimbledon), Fred Stolle (U.S.), Tony Roche (French), and Roy Emerson (Australian), in the finals.

Maccabiah Games

Fox is Jewish.

He won a gold medal at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Four years later, he was back at the 1969 Maccabiah Games as the top seed, and again won the gold medal, this time defeating South African Julian Krinsky in the men's individual semi-finals and South African Davis Cup player Jack Saul in the finals. In doubles, he and partner Ronald Goldman won the gold medal after they defeated Americans Tom Karp and Peter Fishbach in the semifinals, and then Americans Ed Rubinoff and Leonard Schloss in the finals.

Davis Cup

He was named to the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1961, 1962, and 1966. He played 2 singles matches, winning both of them without giving up more than 2 games in any of the 6 sets that he played.

Halls of Fame

Fox was elected to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame as a player and a coach in 1988. In 1991, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

He was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2002. Fox was also inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

Coaching

Fox coached the Pepperdine University men's tennis team, at the highest level-Division 1, for 17 years. His teams, which included Brad Gilbert, reached the NCAA finals twice, the semifinals three times, and the quarterfinals six times. In his career, he coached his teams to a 368–108 won-lost record between 1979 and 1995; the .778 winning percentage is the best in Pepperdine tennis history. He was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame and, aside from Gilbert, coached players such as Robbie Weiss (NCAA singles winner), Kelly Jones (NCAA doubles winner and world No. 1 doubles player), and Martin Laurendeau (Captain of the Canadian Davis Cup Team).

Writing and videos

Fox has worked as a broadcaster, writer, and lecturer. He has authored several books, including Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis (1993), If I'm The Better Player, Why Can't I Win?, and The Winner's Mind: A Competitor's Guide to Sports and Business Success. He is a former editor of Tennis Magazine.

Allen has published two videos, titled Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Lesson (2001) and Allen Fox's Ultimate Tennis Drills (2001).

Personal

Fox has two sons, Evan and Charlie, and lives in San Luis Obispo, California, with his wife Nancy.

See also

References

  1. "Alan Fox". ATP World Tour. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Fox, Allen". Jews In Sports. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. "Hollywood Preps Score Net Upsets". June 21, 1956. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
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