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- ↑ Ronald J. Waicukauski Law & Amateur Sports 1982- Page 176 "Ben Apuna, a former linebacker at Arizona State University, has filed a lawsuit against his academic adviser and other officials of the university for fraud, negligence, and interference with contract because of circumstances arising from the ..."
- ↑ California lawyer – Volume 4 – Page viii State Bar of California – 1984 "As a result of a 1979 academic scandal, former Arizona State University linebacker Ben Apuna is seeking $2.4 million in damages from his one-time academic adviser and other university officials, alleging they are guilty of fraud, negligence ..."
- ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Apuna Sues School". The New York Times . November 6, 1981. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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