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- ↑ "Eight new IIHF Hall of Famers will be celebrated in Goteborg". International Ice Hockey Federation . 2002. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ↑ "Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame". ppihc.org. Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
