Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vic Hall


 * 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The result was   keep or "nomination withdrawn", take your pick. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:46, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Vic Hall

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Fails WP:ATH and WP:GNG per this search. Giants 27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 02:27, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. -- Giants  27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 02:27, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Slow down on the mass college football noms. This guy is also clearly notable based on extensive non-trivial coverage in mainstream media, including The Washington Post.  See, e.g., (1) Under Center and Overjoyed: In His Final Year at Virginia, Hall Gets His Chance to Focus on Quarterback, The Washington Post, (2) Cavs' Hall Starred at QB; Now He's on the Defensive, The Washington Post, (3) Opportunity knocks for UVa's Vic Hall: After four years at cornerback, Vic Hall returns to quarterback full time for the first time since his record-breaking prep career, The Roanoke Times, (4) Cavs shouldn't forget about Vic Hall, The Roanoke Times,  (5) Hall caps brilliant career: Vic Hall concludes his high school football career at Gretna with a second state title and nearly 14,000 yards total offenses, The Roanoke Times, (6) Groh: Hall will start - at punt returner Augusta Free Press, (7) |+247-4961&pub=Daily+Press&desc=THE+STAR+OF+THE+SHOW&pqatl=google The Star of the Show, Daily Press - Newport News, Va., (8) Gretna to retire Vic Hall’s jersey, Go Dan River, (9) http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/ball-halls-hands-battle-uva-qb-begins, The Virginian-Pilot, (10) Hall's new position? All over the place: Virginia's Vic Hall, The Free Lance Star, (11) Vic Hall: Doing it all, The Roanoke Times, (12) UVa’s Hall samples life on offense, The News & Advance, (13) Vic Hall makes splashy return to offensive unit, Richmond Times-Dispatch, (14) Blue skies for Hall: While the former Gretna star was known for being a QB in high school, he continues to show the Cavs his versatility, The Roanoke Times, (15) Chicago Bears sign former Gretna, UVa standout Vic Hall, The News & Advance, April 27, 2010, (16) HALL SHOWS UVA WHAT IT'S MISSED, The Roanoke Times, November 30, 2008, (17) Vic Hall: Doing it all: The versatile Gretna product approaches his final game at UVa, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 25, 2009, (18) Hall at QB surprises Hokies: The former Gretna quarterback moves from cornerback for Virginia to playmaker, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 30, 2008, (19) Hall moves over to defense Former prep QB star finding his niche with Cavs, The Winchester Star, August 31, 2007, (20) Multi-talented Hall ignores the pressure, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, August 16, 2008, (21) Hall sparks both offense, defense: Cavaliers against Hokies, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 30, 2008, (22) UVa's Hall samples life on offense, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 30, 2008, (23) Probe continues in UVa athlete's assault (concerns assault on Hall), Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News, June 26, 2007, (24) Walking tall: Size doesn't slow UVa's Vic Hall, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, September 5, 2009, (25) Hall to be tested again, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 19, 2007, (26) HALL'S FAME STRETCHES BEYOND GRETNA, The Roanoke Times, December 14, 2004, (27) Bruised hip limits Vic Hall's mobility, The Roanoke Times, September 13, 2009, (28) Hall tries to deflect attention, but he can't avoid spotlight, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), April 19, 2009, (29) Hall showing Cavs his versatility The cornerback does a little bit of everything for virginia, including scoring touchdowns, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA), October 3, 2007, (30) UVa's Vic Hall a do-it-all player for the Cavaliers, The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), July 26, 2009.   Cbl62 (talk) 03:50, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: In this case I don't understand why three quarters of all citations in this article have to come from a source that's not independent of the subject. You seem to have access to those (particularly the offline ones), would it be possible for you to improve the article with them? --Pgallert (talk) 08:30, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Reply. Most of the offline sources referenced above are available through NewsBank.  A summary of the article can be viewed for free, but access to the full article requires payment of a fee.  I wish I had the time (and money) to improve every college football article. I spent hours last night researching this and other AfDs. I have also spent many hours in the past two weeks rescuing college football articles of living people that are completely unsourced. The immediate goal here was to determine whether this article should or should not be deleted. What I will do for now is to add the list of article citations to the article talk page in hopes that an interested Virginia fine will pick up the mantle and weave them into the article. Cbl62 (talk) 15:10, 30 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep per Cbl62. Emily Jensen (talk) 05:06, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep great research CB, now let's integrate it in the article.--Paul McDonald (talk) 13:49, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn Wow, 30 sources! I wish google news showed these because he's clearly notable. Hopefully, all will end up being added to the article itself. Cheers,-- Giants 27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 18:46, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:54, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
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