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- ↑ 1980 All Americans
- ↑ Looks Deceiving – Boljevic a Player The Daily Oklahoman – Saturday, July 14, 1984
- ↑ "Home – Mr. Saeid Baghvardani – St. Joseph Catholic School". www.stjosephccschool.net. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21.
