Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pete Von Harten

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 23:52, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pete Von Harten

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Most likely non-notable football player according to WP:NCOLLATH. Additionally, there is only one source and it is a stats website. Capsulecap ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:14, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Sportspeople, Sports, and Football. Capsulecap ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:14, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:29, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, Von Harten played 12 games in the CFL, which formerly would have given a presumption of notability under NGRIDIRON. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:37, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Found his obituary here. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:39, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - An article here which is probably WP:SIGCOV. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:41, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - Then there's some brief coverage here, here, here, here and here. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:45, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The obituary you cited appears to be a paid death notice rather than an editorially-independent obit. Accordingly, it does not contribute to GNG. The only item that appears to be GNG-contributing is the piecs about his senior curling efforts here. Cbl62 (talk) 21:31, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- - - Adding on to Cbl62's comment, I wouldn't consider the article on his curling exercises at old age from the Vernon Morning Star to be significantly contributing to the article, despite being from a somewhat major newspaper. It is a reliable, primary, and significant source, but not a useful one, as it does not make any mention of his curling being competitive. You can't base an article on someone off an article in a newspaper about something minor. Even being in the New York Times doesn't necessarily mean you are notable. Capsulecap ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:50, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Having thought this through and done my own searches, I don't see WP:SIGCOV in multiple, reliable, independent sources that would qualify under WP:GNG. One other further point. I don't think he would have qualified even under the old NGRIDIRON. Per this, Von Harten played for the BC Lions in 1956 when they were part of the Western Interprovincial Football Union, i.e., before the formation of the CFL. Cbl62 (talk) 01:30, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, per CBL62's and Capsulecap's comments. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:39, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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