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- ↑ Sports Illustrated September 21, 1964, A Husky Reign
- ↑ Sports Reference College Football - Larry Fairholm
- ↑ "Larry Fairholm Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ CFLAPEDIA - Larry Fairholm
- ↑ CFL - Retro: Alouettes safety Larry Fairholm, August 09, 2009