Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeff Wickersham

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep due to all votes (except the nom) have been keep. Non-admin closure.--JForget 23:06, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jeff Wickersham

Non-notable former college football player, never reached NFL and only training camp in the CFL, fails WP:BIO and no Reliable, independent sources, prod removed Delete Jaranda wat's sup 23:17, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep. Wickersham played, and stared, at LSU. He was the number 3 top performer in the SEC at the time. One of the top players at one of the top schools in what is arguably the toughest football league in the nation. He certainly played at the highest level of amateur sports per WP:BIO. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JodyB (talk • contribs) 02:28, August 27, 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep 3 year starter at a major D1 program is notable, plus there are several instances of coverage on Google News Corpx 04:51, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  1. It's about the same hits as most other college football players Jaranda wat's sup 13:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Isnt significant coverage over a sustained period of time the bar for notability? Corpx 19:46, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

*Delete per nom Keep per JodyB Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat  05:48, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep Played at high enough level and has enough coverage in reliable sources. Davewild 08:43, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Starting quarterbacks are notable, especially for a major, ranked (at the time) program per the article; especially for a 3-year starter. Being drafted (by the NFL) and playing in the CFL are just pile-ons. Subject is needed for completeness of the topic. If this were a lineman we wouldn't be having this discussion. MECU≈talk 12:23, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  1. He never played in any of them though, got as far as training camp before he was cut. He was drafted in such an high round that he had no chance. Jaranda wat's sup 13:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, per above. The player had a significant career at the top level in American college football --a sport which is, as anyone who lives in America and pays attention to the sport can attest-- as big a sport as any pro league, and bigger than smaller professional leagues such as Soccer or even Hockey. --Bobak 16:11, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Same with many thousands of people that played college football, they aren't notable. Jaranda wat's sup 16:19, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Allow me to quote from WP:BIO which is the guideline on point here: "Competitors who have played or competed at the highest level in amateur sports (who meet the general criteria of secondary sources published about them)." I cannot imagine a higher level of amateur sports than NCAA D1 football. If you can I would love to know what it is. --JodyB yak, yak, yak 18:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
There has been some heavy discussion on that in the talk that it's too subjective. Jaranda wat's sup 19:42, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per above Seancp 18:53, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep as per above. Just find a few reliable references and the article should be sound. Abstrakt 02:23, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per Jody. Couldn't have said it better myself. New England Review Me!/Go Red Sox! 04:16, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Per above Mbisanz 06:22, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.