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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brandon Caleb

: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. -- Cirt (talk) 00:11, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

=[[:Brandon Caleb]]=

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Brandon Caleb is now on the Oklahoma Sooners bench. He is a senior and will likely not play much the rest of the season or make a pro team.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 9 eh (talk • contribs) 2010/10/17 18:52:16

:*This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 09:44, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Keep. This one's a close call. Caleb was a highly-touted wide receiver, basketball player and track star coming out of Fork Union Military Academy, but multiple injuries have limited his playing time with the Sooners. Playing for the No. 1 college football team in the country, he has 31 catches for 466 yards and 2 touchdowns. Based on the stats, this doesn't make him look too notable, but he has been the subject of fairly extensive, non-trivial media coverage which tips me toward a "Keep" vote. Examples of media coverage focusing on Caleb includes: (1) [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/644064561.html?dids=644064561:644064561&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+26,+2004&author=Fred+Jeter;+Contact+Fred+Jeter+at+(804)+739-2219+or+fjeter%40timesdispatch.com&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=MARCHING+...+THROUGH+THE+AIR+;+BRANDON+CALEB+FINDS+FUMA'S+A+NICE+FIT+ON+SEVERAL+FRONTS&pqatl=google MARCHING ... THROUGH THE AIR ; BRANDON CALEB FINDS FUMA'S A NICE FIT ON SEVERAL FRONTS], Richmond Times - Dispatch, May 26, 2004; (2) [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/1041111011.html?dids=1041111011:1041111011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+21,+2006&author=TIMOTHY+GORMAN&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=Caleb+makes+VIS+finale+one+to+remember+/+Fork+Union+senior+sets+record+in+triple+jump;+Doswell+tops+2+marks&pqatl=google Caleb makes VIS finale one to remember: Fork Union senior sets record in triple jump], Richmond Times - Dispatch, May 21, 2006; (3) [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/907984571.html?dids=907984571:907984571&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+06,+2005&author=Stephen+M.+Lewis;+Contact+Stephen+M.+Lewis+at+(804)+649-6602+or+slewis%40timesdispatch.com&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=UNION+BENEFITS+;+THREE-SPORT+STAR+CALEB+BLOSSOMS+WHILE+TAKING+ROAD+LESS+TRAVELED&pqatl=google UNION BENEFITS; THREE-SPORT STAR CALEB BLOSSOMS WHILE TAKING ROAD LESS TRAVELED], Richmond Times - Dispatch, Oct 6, 2005; (4) [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/44370612.html?dids=44370612:44370612&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01,+1999&author=FRED+JETER&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=CALEB+ON+THE+FLY+TO+TRACK+AAU+STAR+SHINES+IN+HOOPS,+RUNNING&pqatl=google CALEB ON THE FLY TO TRACK AAU STAR SHINES IN HOOPS, RUNNING], Richmond Times - Dispatch, Sep 1, 1999; (5) [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008167240_apfbct25oklahomainjuries.html Sooners' Caleb could play vs. Washington], The Seattle Times, September 8, 2008; (6) [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=395&articleid=20091117_92_0_NORMAN803471 OU's Stoops today: Simmons, Caleb expected to play at Tech], Tulsa World, November 17, 2009; (7) [http://newsok.com/ou-receiver-brandon-caleb-starting-to-add-new-wrinkle-to-offense/article/3402612 OU receiver Brandon Caleb starting to add new wrinkle to offense], The Oklahoman, September 20, 2009; (8) [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=387&articleid=20090920_92_B5_OUsBra658352 Caleb responds, fills need], Tulsa World, September 20, 2009; (9) [http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021208aaa.html Caleb Gets Hardship Ruling], SoonerSports.com, February 12, 2008; (10) [http://newsok.com/jenni-carlson-ou-receiver-brandon-caleb-determined-to-catch-on/article/3402731 OU receiver Brandon Caleb determined to catch on], The Oklahoman, September 21, 2009; (11) [http://normantranscript.com/ousports/x546388008/Notebook-Caleb-questionable Notebook: Caleb questionable], The Norman Transcript, November 3, 2009. Cbl62 (talk) 02:52, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

  • Keep Looks like good coverage to me. "Not starting now" does not negate the achievements of the previous year, and it looks like he was notable then. And remember that notability cannot be lost, so he's in--Paul McDonald (talk) 13:08, 21 October 2010 (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.