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- 1 2 3 "Legendary chuckwagon driver Kelly Sutherland retires after 50 years". CBC News. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Results (2016 Driver Results, Kelly Sutherland)". Calgary Stampede. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- 1 2 Heinen, Laurence (July 5, 2014). "Kelly Sutherland continues to defy age at the Rangeland Derby". Calgary Herald .
Sutherland doesn't have many more shots to win another title before he turns 65, after which time he's no longer eligible to compete in the Rangeland Derby.
- ↑ "Guy Weadick Award Winners". Calgary Stampede. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. "Join us as we welcome the Class of 2020". todayville Red Deer. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ Jepson, Tim; Lee, Phil; Smith, Tania; Williams, Christian (2004). The Rough Guide to Canada. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843532668 . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Carrying the Olympic Torch: Day 8 — Yellowknife to Cold Lake". Vancouver Sun. www.vancouversun. November 7, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2018.