Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg Meyer (American football official)


 * 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. -Scottywong | comment _ 17:19, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Greg Meyer (American football official)

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non-notable NFL official Go Phightins! (talk) 19:17, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 20:57, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 20:57, 1 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. My understanding has been that "real" NFL referees who have appeared in games are deemed notable, per WP:NGRIDIRON (which refers to American football "figures", not just "players").  Also worth noting that Meyer has been selected to officiate in a Super Bowl.  --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:49, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Neutral for now. I don't think he's notable with his career as an NFL official because... well... there just aren't articles written about officials by name.  I'm confident that the guideline WP:NGRIDIRON does not extend to officials.  However, he MIGHT be notable through other means, such as his college baseball career if there was significant coverage.--Paul McDonald (talk) 15:12, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It's always been my understanding that NFL referees, like soccer refs and baseball umpires, are notable; another editor mentions this presumption at Articles for deletion/List of 2012 NFL replacement officials. Certainly, NFL crew chiefs do get a lot of attention; I could understand an argument that side judges like Meyer aren't quite as likely to get the same kind of coverage.   On the other hand, Meyer was selected for a Super Bowl crew, which puts him up at the top of his profession; also, we do have a biographical source here, there's another one behind a paywall at the Star-Telegram, and  a GNews search does turn up a number of other hits, albeit most of them are mentions in passing. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:32, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 22:19, 7 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:NGRIDIRON. AutomaticStrikeout 01:37, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment as it stands the page doesn't demonstrate notability. I'm inclined to support the delete proposal unless more references that demonstrate personal notability can be found. Fireflo (talk) 09:46, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.