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- ↑ Dowd, John M. (1989-06-27). "THE PETE ROSE INQUIRY; Excerpts From Report Submitted by Dowd to Commissioner Giamatti". The New York Times . Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Rose/Giamatti Agreement". seanlahman.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ Ashmore, Lisa (2015-05-04). "Dowd 65L gives historic "Dowd Report" collection to Emory Law". Emory University School of Law. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
