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- ↑ "Tom Pate Memorial Award". Player Awards. CFL.ca.
- ↑ "Mike McEachern Bio". Western Illinois University Athletics.
- ↑ "Draft List for Year 2008" (PDF). Canadian Football League. February 22, 2008: 11.
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