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- ↑ Ken Bloom American Song: Songwriters Page 477 2001 "Al Hoffman Composer, lyricist. Born: Minsk, Russia, September 25, 1902. Died: New York, New York, July 21, 1960. Came to United States in 1908. Main collaborators: Al Goodhart, Maurice Sigler, Ed Nelson, Sammy Lerner, Dick Manning, ...
- ↑ "Bears Fight Song Lyrics". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- 1 2 3 4 Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 606/7. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ↑ "Bears fight song". chicagotribune.com. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
