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- 1 2 "Packers add Stewart, drop Paul Rudzinski". The La Crosse Tribune (clipping). Associated Press. August 30, 1979. p. 17. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Pro Camp Briefs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram (clipping). July 22, 1978. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Packers sign Earl Edwards". The Capital Times (clipping). United Press International. September 27, 1979. p. 65. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.