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- ↑ The Toronto Star , February 1, 2012, p. S3
- 1 2 3 Only man for the job, by Frank Zicarelli, The Toronto Sun , January 31, 2012, p. S16
- ↑ Nicholson out, Rudge in as Argos president, The Globe and Mail , January 31, 2012, p. S4
- ↑ Michael Copeland named new president, CEO of Toronto Argonauts from Toronto Star , 13 July 2015, retrieved 17 March 2016