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- ↑ Jenkins, Jim (October 9, 1987). "Varajon looks like 49ers' find". The Sacramento Bee . p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Verigan, Bill (July 27, 1988). "Freak injury hurts Varajon's Giant hope". New York Daily News . p. 342 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Cooney, Frank (October 4, 1987). "49ers' stand-ins ready". The San Francisco Examiner . p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
