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- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 245. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- "1964 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.