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- ↑ "Orange". Archived from the original on 2006-06-29.
- ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; 7-Foot-1-Inch Boxer". The New York Times. 1984-06-08.
- ↑ Wiley Brown biography at University of Louisville site Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times. November 1, 1983.
- ↑ "Thrillers too hot for Catbirds: It's 112-92, St. Petersburg Times, January 17, 1985".
