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- 1 2 "MICHIGAN SQUAD NAMES SKALA AS MOST VALUABLE". Chicago Daily Tribune. March 7, 1952. p. C2. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ↑ "University of Michigan Basketball Rosters". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2012-04-07.(Enter "skala" in the field for "Last Name" to retrieve the record.)
- ↑ "Skala Captains Wolverine Quintet". Toledo Blade. March 10, 1951.
- ↑ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ↑ "University of Michigan Football Rosters". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.(Enter "skala" in the "Last Name" field to pull up his record.)
- ↑ "Scala [sic] and Jorgensen Return to Michigan". The Christian Science Monitor. June 14, 1960. p. 16. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Skala Resigns at Michigan". The Owosso Argus-Press. October 12, 1966.
- ↑ "2 Ex-Michigan Aces Become Cage Aids". The Milwaukee Sentinel. June 8, 1960.
- ↑ "James Skala Obituary (1930-2023) - Brevard, NC". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.