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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "THE MOJ: All that history and SFU's storied football program ended with a press release". The Free Press . April 7, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Vancouver Kats (1965)" . Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Bellingham Bell-Jets (1963-1965)" . Retrieved February 14, 2024.