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- ↑ 1962 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews [ permanent dead link ]
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- ↑ 1967 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1968 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1969 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine