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- 1 2 "Forbes profile: Ted Alfond". Forbes. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Harold Alfond (1914-2007) - Business Leader and Strong Supporter of the Rollins Sports Program". Rollins College .
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- ↑ "Jill Landman And John Alfond". The New York Times . April 5, 1998.
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