Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bobby Martin (American football)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Regardless of WP:ATHLETE, consensus is that this person passes WP:BIO and is eligible for inclusion on that basis. (non-admin closure) Timotheus Canens (talk) 00:22, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Bobby Martin (American football)
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Delete I cannot see how this meets WP:ATHLETE. Boleyn3 (talk) 13:02, 21 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep This was last discussed in 2006 as Articles for deletion/Bobby Martin, which closed as no consensus and as a result the article was kept - though since renamed. My view is that he still meets wp:BIO, if it wasn't for his disability his sporting achievements on their own wouldn't meet wp:athlete, but his achievements as a disabled athlete in my view are notable - especially winning ESPY.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  13:15, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 15:53, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Clearly a misunderstanding about what WP:ATHLETE is about. This person is notable in the usual way, whereas WP:ATHLETE is an exception for certain athletes who otherwise would not pass the general notability guidelines.  Mandsford (talk) 16:58, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: Passes WP:BIO. Joe Chill (talk) 18:05, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seriously? Non-trivial mentions in reliable secondary sources: . He easily meets WP:BIO. WP:ATHLETE is not an exclusionary guideline. --Smashvilletalk 20:45, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
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