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- ↑ Casey, Tom (1985-10-10). "Rough Riders trade Quarles to Saskatchewan". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ↑ Howard, Greg (2014-02-06). "The Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks (Part 2)". Deadspin. Archived from the original on 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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