Talk:Norman E. Brinker

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 * Brinker, Melman win Silver Plates - restaurateurs Norman Brinker and Richard Melman

Third wife
Divorce was ten years after the accident. It seems like it would be bias to say that it was caused by the accident. Nevertheless there are no sources for this.


 * I don't think it says that it was "caused by the accident", and I'm unclear even how a divorce could be caused by an accident. I agree that it shouldn't say that, but in the text, it's simply saying that it happened after. Tb (talk) 17:29, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Fourth wife
Polo accident was in 1993. Toni meet Brinker in 2003. She was a teller at Brinker's bank not a physical therapist. Nevertheless, there are no sources for any of this so let's just state what we can reference and that is that he is married to a fourth wife named Toni. --207.179.232.33 (talk) 16:46, 6 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I found a ref that mentioned PT; was that incorrect? Tb (talk) 17:29, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Polo
Polo played a big part in Norman and Nancy's relationship. It was the basis for the earliest Komen events. This fact is all clearly outlined in the NY Times article used as a ref. TB, what's your issue now? --74.73.171.166 (talk) 12:26, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Given Brinker is 76 and Nancy Brinker is in her 60s I would highly doubt they still play polo (together or alone) as they did in their 40s and 30s respectively in the 80s and 90s. I'll continue to find sources as I have been doing nevertheless. --74.73.171.166 (talk) 12:37, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


 * To say "they were" if they are still living implies that they are not now doing so. The source does not make this clear at all.  And, as I noted, your spelling is disastrous; please fix it.  Apparently the State Department didn't require much in the way of English skills.  Tb (talk) 15:47, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry TB I will fix. Not everyone is as over educated as you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.171.166 (talk) 19:07, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

TB, Once AGAIN, Norman and Nancy where KNOWN polo players. The following is a quote from the ref provided "I diet rigorously, and I play polo with my husband." What is your problem with this NOW? Due to your bias and hatred for the Brinker family please let others review this and stop vandalizing this article. Do you want to make Wikipedia better? --98.214.119.95 (talk) 05:42, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll ignore the (incorrect) personal attack and reply to the substance. Oh, wait, I already did.  Please read above, where I explain that to say "they were" when they are living implies that they no longer are, and the reference does not support that claim.  And, oh wait, I already did protest that your spelling is disastrous and you need to fix it.  And, as for the son, do you have any actual information about who his father is?   Do you dispute that his natural father is not Norman Brinker?  Or should we say that he was born before their marriage, and not bother saying who the father is?  Tb (talk) 06:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Eric
So Eric Brinker is the natural son of a previous husband of Nancy Brinker, but someone apparently doesn't want that visible--not sure why. It seems to me that there are two natural ways to express this fact. We could say, as the article does, that there is a son from Nancy's previous marriage. Or, we could hide that previous marriage (as the IP editor seems to want to do) and say instead that Eric is older than Nancy and Norman's marriage, which would raise even more eyebrows, I should think. Or, we could simply hide the existence of Eric entirely. Or--if the IP editor would help us find out--we could actually simply indicate all the facts. I'm up with anything except the idea that we should leave the impression that Eric is the natural son of Norman and Nancy. Tb (talk) 01:51, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm confused. His name is Eric Brinker. Why would we assume anything but that he was the child of Nancy and Norman Brinker? Do you have a source to state otherwise? I'm proposing changing it back to "they have one son." --98.214.119.95 (talk) 02:40, 3 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I've made the change I proposed. I'm uncomfortable with the options TB has proposed. I would like to hear from other editors first. Thank you. --98.214.119.95 (talk) 02:42, 3 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I found what seems to be a pretty good reference. I'm open to any feedback. --98.214.119.95 (talk) 03:50, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for finding a source for my change. I knew I was right but was not able to find anything. I appreciate your contribution. --207.179.232.33 (talk) 17:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)


 * It would be awesome if you would declare your own seekrit sources of knowledge. Tb (talk) 18:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly
The article states in the introduction Connolly died from Stomach Cancer. In the article it states she died from Ovarian Cancer. I understand it should be ovarian cancer. At the time this was often not mentioned in polite society and stomach cancer was often reported instead. It is also factually incorrect on the page about Maureen Connolly where it also mistakenly refers to stomach cancer. I would be grateful if someone with editing privileges could correct this 68.40.188.223 (talk) 16:53, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Duplication of material
There seems to be quite a bit of duplicate material in the bio and personal sections. Anybody want to try to do a rewrite to improve the article? Iam actually better with numbers rather than writing. Thank you, --Malerooster (talk) 17:25, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

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Maureen Connolly Age
Article states that her age at the time of her horseback riding accident was 18. The accident occurred on July 20th, 1954. Connolly was born September 17th, 1934, and would have been 19, not 18. 2600:6C48:6D7F:C7DC:143:5CEB:7FEF:645B (talk) 07:40, 15 November 2022 (UTC)