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- ↑ (1 July 1972). Pifferini signs, Victoria Advocate (AP)
- 1 2 (12 November 1977). Rams sign linebacker Pifferini, Lodi News-Sentinel (UPI)
- ↑ (6 October 1971). UCLA may miss Echols again, Eugene Register-Guard (AP)
- ↑ "Bob Pifferini Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
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