Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Richardson (Negro League officer)


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The result was delete. - Philippe 18:47, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

George Richardson (Negro League officer)

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Not a player, just an "officer" of the club.. can't find any sources other than one trivial mention Spanneraol (talk) 20:46, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. I know very little about these obscure sports that are only played in a couple of countries, so could anyone clarify what is meant by "officer" in this context? Phil Bridger (talk) 21:06, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I've got no idea. Can find no sources as to what this guy did for the Negro Leagues. He is just listed as an "officer." Spanneraol (talk) 02:39, 16 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 23:25, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete since there's no evidence of RS coverage and ghits only confirm notability as a wiki mirror (including an amusing ebay one) I'm fairly well versed in these 'obscure sports' ;) and I'm entirely unfamiliar with such a position. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a hoax, just something so far pre-Google it's a true challenge to confirm TRAVELLINGCARI My storyTell me yours 04:18, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. At best, officer is a variation of "official", and he was some sort of assistant to the manager, or the equivalent of a board member (corporate officer). Neither is much of a claim to notability in and of itself. --Dhartung | Talk 04:30, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Before we delete this one, I'd like to check the reference listed (Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars by Richard Bak) before we do. While it's likely that this is an obscure functionary with the Stars, I'd like to be certain. -- Couillaud (talk) 14:01, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The page came up for me when I searched on GBooks. It's a one-line mention in a list of players and "officers", and it says that he was an officer in 1925. Not much more than that. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 15:21, 16 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Observation: Are we quite certain that this person and George Richardson (Negro League player) are not one and the same? The dates would seem to fit a player who retired and found a job in a team front office. Has happened many times before at all levels of play. Should these two be merged with the assumption that they are the same individual until someone proves otherwise? A line could be added to the player's page like "Richard Bak mentions a George Richardson as being an officer with the Detroit Stars in 1925. It is not clear whether they are one and the same person." Kinston eagle (talk) 14:21, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I just looked through Bak's book over lunch and could not find a single mention of Richardson in the narrative section (didn't look at rosters and lists). It's likely that his name was on a piece of paper (I do know the Stars changed ownership that year, with Tenny Blount selling the team to John Roesink) with nothing else known  The book's narrative mentions two other officers in 1925 (when the team changed hands), but Richardson was not one of them. I'd do with deleting the entry.  -- Couillaud (talk) 20:09, 16 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - per Couillaud as lacking sufficient in depth coverage in reliable sources to satisfy WP:N and WP:BIO. BRMo (talk) 21:48, 16 April 2008 (UTC)


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