Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don McEwen


 * 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. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 20:32, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Don McEwen

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Non-notable collegiate athlete. Mostly dead sources or mere inclusion in athletic lists with no widely notable achievements. —Notorious4life talk 00:21, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * In the future, please make sure to notify article creators when you nominate an article for AfD. Cbl62 (talk) 10:50, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. —Notorious4life (talk) 00:21, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 01:23, 6 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete as live sources are not able to be found establishing notability. Balle010 (talk) 05:48, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * What do you mean by "live sources"? For pre-Internet subjects, sources are typically not freely available by Internet. Our notability standards do not require that sources be available through free Internet searches. Such a practice, if adopted, would set a horrible precedent in favoring only current topics over historic ones. Cbl62 (talk) 10:41, 13 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete a non-notable college athlete.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Subject won multiple national collegiate titles including a championship record and set a world record in the distance medley relay. The 2009 article giving coverage of his long-standing record indicates lasting notability. SFB 23:03, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes both WP:NCOLLATH (as a two-time US national champion in the two-mile run) and WP:GNG (with significant coverage in multiple reliable sources). Cbl62 (talk) 10:39, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * A quick search of Newspapers.com turns up literally hundreds of examples of significant coverage. Examples includ: (1) McEwen Tops Standard In 5,000 Meters, The Ottawa Citizen, 7/21/48; (2) "More About Don McEwen", The Gazette (Montreal), 7/11/52; (3) Don McEwen Keeps Big 10 Harrier Title, Chicago Tribune, 11/18/50; (4) Don McEwen Romps To Win In Michigan AAU 2-Mile Run, The Ottawa Citizen, 1/30/50; (5) McEwen Sets NCAA Mark for 2-Mile Run: U-M Star Runs It in 9:01.9, Detroit Free Press, 6/18/50; (6) McEwen Tries Mile -- More Records Fall, The Windsor Star, 2/18/50. Cbl62 (talk) 11:10, 13 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep meets WP:COLLATH as record holder and WP:GNG per Cbl62. Pichpich (talk) 16:25, 13 November 2020 (UTC)


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