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- 1 2 Rondinaro, Gene. "Picturesque, Affluent West of Palisades", The New York Times , November 3, 1996. Accessed July 26, 2011. "A SHORT distance west of the Palisades and bordering the Boy Scouts' Camp Alpine is the picturesque and affluent Bergen County Borough of Norwood, just 10 miles northwest of the George Washington Bridge.... A FORMER football standout at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, Mr. Harper was interested in finding a small, diverse community to live and raise a family in away from the media hype of New York's sports world.... Like Mr. Harper, other sports figures such as Don Mattingly, Gene Michael, Craig Nettles, Jim (Catfish) Hunter and Kenny Anderson have at one time or another called the borough home."
- ↑ "Bruce Harper Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ↑ Anderson, Dave. "Sports of The Times; Empty Seats, No Noise, But Look Who's Talking", The New York Times , November 24, 2003. Accessed July 26, 2011. "You got that right, especially with the way the Giants and the Jets have played this season, but the Jets were even worse than usual this game. And their fans were so quiet. Fireman Ed in the white fireman's helmet and the Bruce Harper 42 jersey didn't even yell 'J-E-T-S -- Jets, Jets, Jets!' until the fourth quarter was about the start."
- 1 2 Spelling, Ian. "Hero Worship: Former Jets star Bruce Harper inspires sportsmanship and good character" Archived January 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , (201) magazine, August 1, 2009. Accessed July 26, 2011. "Likewise, Harper is a Bergen lifer. He was born in Englewood, lived for a time in Fort Lee, bought a house in Englewood, moved to Norwood, and currently resides in Closter with his wife, Nancy."
- ↑ Gehman, Jim (February 28, 2019). "Where Are They Now: Bruce Harper". New York Jets. Retrieved March 29, 2020.