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- ↑ "Let 'er buck!". The Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. October 16, 1991. p. 16. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "World Champion Bareback Rider Marvin Garrett". Elko Daily Free Press . Elko, Nevada. July 11, 1996. p. 52. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Four-time world champ leads in bareback race". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. January 22, 2006. p. C18. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Carmody, Kevin (August 8, 2015). "At last, Mark Garrett joins older brother in ProRodeo Hall of Fame". The Gazette. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Mark Garrett: Bareback Riding Champion". El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. January 30, 1998. p. 75. Retrieved January 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pro rodeo cowboys hurt in plane crash". United Press International . November 5, 1998. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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