Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amir Pinnix


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The result was withdrawn by nominator. I am satisfied with the sources provided by Cbl62 to meet GNG.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  22:03, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Amir Pinnix

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Fails WP:NGRIDIRON, having never played professionally, and likely fails WP:GNG. I'm seeing a little bit of coverage for him in Minnesota papers, but these are the only two featured stories I can find at the moment: and.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  02:00, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep. I agree with most of Eagles247's recent AfDs, but have to dissent on this one.  Pinnix was the starting running back for a Power Five team and tallied 1,410 yards from scrimmage in 2006.  See here.  Running backs at this level of competition and accomplishment will almost always pass WP:GNG, and Pinnix is no exception.  Examples of significant coverage in multiple, reliable, and independent sources include the following:  (1) "For Former Gopher Football Star, Valuable Lessons Learned In Minnesota", CBS Minnesota, 8/29/15; (2) "Pinnix shows he's ready to take over", Star Tribune, 9/24/06; (3) "Pinnix, Gophers Start With Big Plans", St. Cloud Times, 8/7/07; (4) "Gophers hope Pinnix can be next big-time RB", Associated Press, 8/24/06; (5) "Pinnix's pain keeps him from gaining usual yards Injuries might keep him from surpassing 1,000 yards again this season, but teammates still respect his effort and attitude", Star Tribune, 10/26/07 (available via NewsLibrary.com); (6) "Pinnix leading from the sideline", St. Paul Pioneer Press, 10/24/07 (available via NewsLibrary.com); (7) "Amir Pinnix is not all ball", Knight Ridder, 8/31/07 (724-word profile available via NewsLibrary.com); (8) "U's Pinnix Has Plan for Life After Football", St. Paul Pioneer Press, 10/17/06 (1,025-word profile available via NewsLibrary.com); (9) "Patient Pinnix keeps the faith, gets his chance The Gophers junior running back seemed to be the heir apparent to Laurence Maroney and Gary Russell, but it was a slow process", Star Tribune, 9/30/06 (723 words, available via NewsLibrary.com); (10) "Made in Jersey Amir Pinnix", The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), 11/27/05 (available via NewsLibrary.com); (11) "Pinnix All Alone These Days: He's the Only Returnee in Gophers' Backfield", St. Paul Pioneer Press (available via NewsLibrary.com); (12) "A mere opportunity proves big for Pinnix", Minnesota Daily, 11/17/05 (via NewsLibrary.com); and (13) "Pinnix gives Gophers a first in the Big Ten", Star Tribune, 11/15/05.  He also published an autobiography available here. Cbl62 (talk) 20:33, 4 January 2020 (UTC)


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