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- ↑ "N.F.L. Picks Interim Chief; Gunsel is chosen by Club Owners. Acting Chief of Pro League Since Bell's Death to Serve Until January", The New York Times , October 15, 1959.
- ↑ "Gunsel and Coast Man Reported Top Candidates to Head N.F.L.". The New York Times. January 18, 1960.
- ↑ "Leahy Leads Kellett in Poll". The Milwaukee Journal. January 21, 1960. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ Bernstein, Ralph (January 27, 1960). "Things Beginning to Jell in the N.F.L. - Rams' Rozelle Succeeds Bell". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Committee on the Judiciary, Hearings 1966 Volume 3: Professional football league merger, on S. 3817, October 6–13, 1966, Serial No. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2023.