Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vidal Hazelton

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Fails WP:ATH#American_football.2FCanadian_football. Has not appeared in an NFL game yet. Vanadus (talk | contribs) 02:51, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 02:58, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 02:58, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

• Keep Per WP:GNG. [http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&btnmeta_news_search=1&q=vidal+hazelton#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&gl=us&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=vidal+hazelton&pbx=1&oq=vidal+hazelton&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=246618l248377l15l248576l14l10l0l0l0l0l316l1787l0.5.3.1l9l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=63f28b91c5265e0c&biw=1366&bih=667]--Giants27(T|C) 19:06, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
• keep Meets WP:GNG with existing coverage.--Paul McDonald (talk) 03:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:NSPORTS, having never played at highest level. WP:Run-of-the-mill player does not deserve a standalone article. WP:CRYSTAL would suggest not to speculate on future notability based on whether the player ever plays in the NFL. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bagumba (talk • contribs)
• Keep - Passes ATH 4.1 C.2 by meeting GNG ---Freja Beha Erichsen (talk) 21:04, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

:*He does not pass WP:ATH. Eagles 24/7 (C) 22:55, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

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:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:44, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

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• Keep Several articles provide WP:GNG coverage of the individual:

:*[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4248650 this EPSN article] about his ineligibility to play in '09.

:*[http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/19/sports/sp-usc-football19 this LA Times article] about his transfer to Cincinnati

:*[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3740694 this article on his injuries while with the USC Trojans].

:Hasn't played an NFL game yet, but easily fulfills WP:GNG per coverage in independent sources. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 07:28, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

:*Comment The real decision here is whether a player is encyclopedic if his biggest notoriety and coverage came from transferring colleges and then sitting out a year. Should GNG be blindly followed or ignored to improve Wikipedia? —Bagumba (talk) 08:01, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

• Keep. Passes WP:GNG and WP:ATH (due to national media coverage) per sources cited by I Jethrobot and the following additional items: [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bigeast/2009-06-11-hazelton-eligibility_N.htm USA Today article], [http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/10/20/miracle-return-in-the-offing-for-cincy-wr-hazelton/ NBC Sports], [http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/13893946/cincinnati-wr-hazelton-tore-acl-in-season-opener CBS Sports], [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5539182 More ESPN], [http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/27/three-months-after-tearing-acl-cincy-wr-hazelton-on-verge-of-a-return/ NBC Sports], [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2343596 ESPN]. See also [http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2010/06/vidal-hazelton-cincinnati-bearcats-wr-is-a-player-who-benefited-from-a-transfer.html], [http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/27/hazelton-makes-it-official-wrs-leaving-bearcats-for-nfl/], [http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/06/10/ncaa-denies-hazeltons-bid-for-instant-eligibility/], [http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/06/huge-blow-cincy-loses-hazelton-to-acl-tear/], [http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2010/09/06/torn-acl-ends-hazeltons-season/],[http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2010/10/20/hazelton-looking-to-return-for-pitt-game/], [http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100401/SPT0101/304010099/Will-Vidal-Hazelton-next-great-University-Cincinnati-wide-receiver-], [http://articles.ocregister.com/2006-02-23/sports/24770630_1_vidal-hazelton-usc-and-penn-state-trojans], [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=123ADAB4A4DDF530&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM]. Cbl62 (talk) 21:42, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

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