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- ↑ "David 'Dave' Thelen".
- ↑ "Dave Thelen". Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Ottawa Rough Riders Gallery - The Trading Card Database". www.tradingcarddb.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Dave Thelen Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.