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- ↑ Anderson, John. "'Bye Bye Barry' Review: A Football Legend's Disappearing Act". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ "Barry Sanders on revisiting his controversial retirement and the Lions' success". Yahoo Sports. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ↑ "Barry Sanders documentary 'Bye Bye Barry' set for Fox Theatre world premiere". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ "'Bye Bye Barry' doc, Scott Mitchell's anger over it, shows how far Detroit Lions have come". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-11-24.