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- ↑ Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame Archived 10 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Bob Ferguson (11 July 2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sports. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. ISBN 978-1-55041-855-2.
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