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- ↑ "Late Calgary legend John Forzani's brain to be donated for research". calgarysun.com. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Forzani Brothers: Successful in Business". UTAH State University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011.
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