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- ↑ Joey Bunch (October 22, 2012). "Denver Dynamite exploded in Arena League's first season, then fizzled out". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ↑ "1990 Denver Dynamite Team History". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved January 28, 2013.