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- ↑ "Blades Deal Westbrooke for Gems' Pat Donnelly". Toledo Blade, page 19. July 17, 1967. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Blades Deal Westbrooke for Gems' Pat Donnelly". Toledo Blade, page 19. July 17, 1967. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
