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- ↑ "Roghriders sign four Canadian college stars". The Leader-Post. April 24, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved March 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hughes, Bob (March 26, 1974). "Riders get dandy in Bisons' Bernard". The Leader-Post. p. 22. Retrieved March 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Riders: Shivers on U.S. shopping trip". The StarPhoenix. August 20, 2002. p. B2. Retrieved March 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "JURASIN, BIRD AND BRANDT INDUCTED". Riderville.com. May 4, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
