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- ↑ "JACK EADIE COACHES REGINA RUGBY CLUB". The Leader-Post . September 5, 1922 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "REGINA SECURED GREAT GRID GENERAL IN COACH JACK EADIE". The Leader-Post . November 2, 1923 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "CFL.ca - 1923 Grey Cup Recap". August 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23.
- ↑ "Jack Eadie Appointed To Coach Berkeley Gridders". Oakland Tribune . July 26, 1931 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "JACK EADIE IS HAVING SUCCESS". The Leader-Post . December 14, 1931 – via Newspapers.com.
