This was archived, but I'm bringing it back for now
Since Hey man im josh asked to see a list of NFL players needing articles by games played, I'll be going through and listing here each NFL player with more than 10 games without an article (italics=20+;bold=30+;bold-italics=40+) - Through "Gus Fetz":
Cautionary note: Some articles are "missing" for a good reason, i.e., they don't meet Wikipedia's notability standard at
WP:GNG. Prior to creating articles on any of these players, make sure that you have done your due diligence and confirmed that there is
WP:SIGCOV about them. Also, be aware that each new biographical article must have at least one example of SIGCOV included in the article. See
WP:SPORTBASIC #4 ("Sports biographies must include at least one reference to a source providing significant coverage of the subject, excluding database sources.").
Earl Elsey (1946 Los Angeles Dons, 13 gm) Elsey and Elser would make a good combined DYK hook: ... that Earl Elsey, a 13-game professional football player, is not to be confused with Earl Elser, a 13-game professional football player?
I know, but Josh requested a list for ones with the most games – the "Articles to create" list includes people with low numbers of games – it also misses some players with large amounts of games.
BeanieFan11 (
talk)
00:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Thank you for this @
BeanieFan11!
Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Articles to create is very useful, but it doesn't tell us a lot beyond that a player's article is needed (unless you go the associated PFR links). I wanted to help out creating some articles but I also wanted to focus on ones that were most likely to survive if sent to AfD. While participation is not an indicator of notability it can be a useful place to start when trying to pick articles to create.
Hey man im josh (
talk)
14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Roger Anderson is interesting to me, as he transitioned from being a tackle in his rookie year to being a defensive tackle for his final 3 years. I'm going to work on his article.
Hey man im josh (
talk)
14:31, 27 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Thank you for the offer @
BeanieFan11, but I think I'll have enough in this case. Anderson is very easily notable given what I'm finding, including his participating in the CFL, induction into his college's HoF, and All-American status. I just need to put the work in =)
Hey man im josh (
talk)
15:13, 27 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Speed Braney already exists on Wikipedia as
Joe Braney, needs some more sources though.
This messageboard states he was an All-American offensive lineman at Syracuse but I haven't yet found a contemporary that backs that part up.
Alvaldi (
talk)
18:11, 20 March 2023 (UTC)reply
Wow, I'm... really surprised that a player with such accomplishments as Davis is missing an article. If no one else will, I'll try taking on his biography later this month or maybe next month.
BeanieFan11 (
talk)
17:47, 13 September 2023 (UTC)reply
This was archived, but I'm bringing it back for now
Since Hey man im josh asked to see a list of NFL players needing articles by games played, I'll be going through and listing here each NFL player with more than 10 games without an article (italics=20+;bold=30+;bold-italics=40+) - Through "Gus Fetz":
Cautionary note: Some articles are "missing" for a good reason, i.e., they don't meet Wikipedia's notability standard at
WP:GNG. Prior to creating articles on any of these players, make sure that you have done your due diligence and confirmed that there is
WP:SIGCOV about them. Also, be aware that each new biographical article must have at least one example of SIGCOV included in the article. See
WP:SPORTBASIC #4 ("Sports biographies must include at least one reference to a source providing significant coverage of the subject, excluding database sources.").
Earl Elsey (1946 Los Angeles Dons, 13 gm) Elsey and Elser would make a good combined DYK hook: ... that Earl Elsey, a 13-game professional football player, is not to be confused with Earl Elser, a 13-game professional football player?
I know, but Josh requested a list for ones with the most games – the "Articles to create" list includes people with low numbers of games – it also misses some players with large amounts of games.
BeanieFan11 (
talk)
00:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Thank you for this @
BeanieFan11!
Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Articles to create is very useful, but it doesn't tell us a lot beyond that a player's article is needed (unless you go the associated PFR links). I wanted to help out creating some articles but I also wanted to focus on ones that were most likely to survive if sent to AfD. While participation is not an indicator of notability it can be a useful place to start when trying to pick articles to create.
Hey man im josh (
talk)
14:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Roger Anderson is interesting to me, as he transitioned from being a tackle in his rookie year to being a defensive tackle for his final 3 years. I'm going to work on his article.
Hey man im josh (
talk)
14:31, 27 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Thank you for the offer @
BeanieFan11, but I think I'll have enough in this case. Anderson is very easily notable given what I'm finding, including his participating in the CFL, induction into his college's HoF, and All-American status. I just need to put the work in =)
Hey man im josh (
talk)
15:13, 27 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Speed Braney already exists on Wikipedia as
Joe Braney, needs some more sources though.
This messageboard states he was an All-American offensive lineman at Syracuse but I haven't yet found a contemporary that backs that part up.
Alvaldi (
talk)
18:11, 20 March 2023 (UTC)reply
Wow, I'm... really surprised that a player with such accomplishments as Davis is missing an article. If no one else will, I'll try taking on his biography later this month or maybe next month.
BeanieFan11 (
talk)
17:47, 13 September 2023 (UTC)reply