Template:Did you know nominations/History of East Texas State University


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

History of East Texas State University

 * ... that East Texas State University was, in part, saved from closure by 450 supporters making a July 1986 bus trip to the Texas State Capitol in Austin? Source: In response, Austin assembled a special committee (led by Keith McFarland) to document the school's strengths in a white paper, sent 50,000 letters to alumni asking for their support, and organized a July 1986 bus trip to Austin that took 450 supporters of the university to the State Capitol in a show of support that ultimately ensured that ETSU would not be closed.


 * ALT1:... that the East Texas State University football team won the NAIA national championship in 1972 with future NFL star Harvey Martin? Source: The highlight of the era was the 1972 team, which won the NAIA national championship with a 21-18 victory over Carson–Newman College. The team, often considered the best in school history, was led by head coach Ernest Hawkins and defensive end Harvey Martin, who later played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
 * ALT2:... that notable East Texas State University alumni include United States House Committee on Agriculture chairman Mike Conaway, State Historian of Texas Bill O'Neal, and Emmy-winning artist Gary Panter? Source: Other notable alumni from this period include U.S. Representative and United States House Committee on Agriculture chairman Mike Conaway, author and history professor Bill O'Neal, who was named State Historian of Texas in 2012, and Emmy-winning artist Gary Panter.
 * Reviewed: Margery C. Carlson

Moved to mainspace by Michael Barera (talk). Self-nominated at 20:41, 17 September 2016 (UTC).




 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article is new enough as it was moved to mainspace. Also large enough by a long way. All sections are referenced.
 * Comparison with History_of_East_Texas_State_College only shows a very small overlap, so enough of this article is original. Also copyvio check reveals no significant copying. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:29, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
 * QPQ was performed
 * At 150 characters the alt0 hooks is short enough, in the article, cited, and AGF that the text is from the book, then the hook is confirmed. ALT1 is also in the article and cited. Hopefully the small text above is not from the book, as it is exactly what the article says. I will leave ALT2 alone as it has an opinion "Notable" that will be too hard to confirm.  So good to go with main or ALT1 hook. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:55, 16 October 2016 (UTC)