Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Walter Mendenhall


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The result was   no consensus. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:11, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Re-closing as delete after discussion with closer. Wizardman  16:47, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Walter Mendenhall

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Non-notable football player, no substantial coverage except for reports about his transfer from a bigger school to a smaller school, fails WP:ATHLETE. Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 01:14, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 01:59, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 01:59, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability to meet guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:39, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Doesnt meet guidelines.--Yankees10 16:29, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:ATHLETE Niteshift36 (talk) 23:26, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:02, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep A search of Newsbank and google shows extensive non-trivial coverage of this individual in the mainstream media, including major papers like the Chicago Tribune. Even if he never plays a game in the NFL, such substantial media coverage of his collegiate football career satisfied general notability requirements.  There are numberous feature articles focusing specifically on Mendenhall.  Examples include the following: (1) "Brotherly love first - Mendenhall chosen Big Ten MVP but prefers watching brother Walter take a backfield turn," Chicago Tribune, December 7, 2007, (2) "Two-getherness - How a family of 4 decided to stay as 1, relocating to Champaign this summer because 'this was going to be the year'," Chicago Tribune, October 17, 2007, (3) "Ex-Redbirds Mendenhall, Nelson eye late rounds," The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL), April 24, 2009, (4) "ISU's Mendenhall, Nelson sign free agent deals," The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL), April 27, 2009, (6) "Walter Mendenhall hopes for rebirth after leaving Illini for ISU," State Journal-Register, Aug 05, 2008, and (7) "Walter Mendenhall anxious for 'change of scenery' with ISU," The Pantagraph, June 26, 2008,. Cbl62 (talk) 05:47, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep article needs improvement, but the obvious sources listed here show notability.--Paul McDonald (talk) 13:42, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
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