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- ↑ "Lions trade Bob Swift to Toronto". The Leader-Post. Canadian Press. January 29, 1966. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ↑ "1964 – B.C. Lions 34, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
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