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- ↑ "CLINTON COMETS & COMMUNITY: JACK KANE | Utica Comets Official Website". www.uticacomets.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ "Inductees » Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame". www.greateruticasports.com.
