Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bo Lacy

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 boldly moved to Draft:Bo Lacy, where it must be improved (the sources provided by WikiOriginal-9 would likely be a good start), or will end up being deleted for abandonment. Subject probably meets the GNG, but that is not evident from the current state of the article. bd2412 T 13:52, 1 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bo Lacy

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Lacy played football for Arkansas and was all-conference at least once, but I can't find any national awards or any other significant coverage (there was the one time that he shoved a thong-wearing streaker). Was a sixth-round draft pick but never played in the NFL regular season. EricEnfermero (Talk) 19:50, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CThomas³ (talk) 19:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. CThomas³ (talk) 19:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arkansas-related deletion discussions. CThomas³ (talk) 19:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Passes GNG. Go here and then search for "Bo Lacy". WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:13, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Listing sources: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ("From the ground up, Lacy knows hard work vital in football, just like farming", "Lacy no Andrews, but he's hardly a weak link", Newport Independent ("Lacy watches son go all the way to NFL", "Newport's Lacy bides time with Razorbacks", "Bo Lacy: The NFL is calling", "Bo goes pro / Lacy picked in sixth round of NFL draft", "Lacy works toward NFL; reflects on career with Hogs", "Lacy working for a spot on Steelers' final roster", "Newport's Lacy ready to make most of senior season", "Lacy pleased with first year in NFL", "Lacy released by Steelers; re-signed to Pittsburgh practice squad", "Balentine steals show once again Lacy expects big year for Razorbacks in 2003", "Lacy shines in Hogs' debut", "Lacy released by Browns", "Lacy signs with Bears", "Lacy to play in Senior Bowl", "Newport's Lacy signs with Pittsburgh"), The Northwest Arkansas Times ("To protect and serve, Lacy working to secure Hog QB's blind side", "Lacy's labor paying big dividends for UA's offensive line", "Lacy's 83 snaps prove big for Razorbacks", "Lacy wishing for perfect weekend as football season begins", "Lacy a late addition to Senior Bowl game"), The Jonesboro Sun ("Lacy fills Steelers' draft need"), The Repository ("Browns’ new Bo knows Pittsburgh"), Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ("Steelers sign Lacy"), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ("ARKANSAS' 'OTHER' TACKLE, PAYS STEELERS DRAFT VISIT") WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 04:33, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete does not meet sports specuific notability requirements, which is what needs to be meant when we are dealing with someone who is notable for a sport. Routine coverage just is not enough.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:58, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- The first sentence is a misunderstanding of our specific notability guidelines. These do not override the general notability guideline GNG. But if all the coverage is routine then this would not meet GNG. Rlendog (talk) 19:49, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 03:01, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete -- "did not appear in an NFL regular season game" is a fail of the sport-specific notability guideline, and there's nothing better there. Wikipedia is not a directory. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:12, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A subject could still pass GNG. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 04:09, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The sport-specific notability guidelines are secondary to WP:GNG. It doesn't matter whether he played in an NFL game if he's already notable, and he is, per the info provided by WikiOriginal-9 Jacona (talk) 12:26, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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.