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- ↑ 1969 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "1968 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ↑ 1967 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1966 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1965 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1964 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1963 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1962 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ 1961 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews [ permanent dead link ]