A fact from Jug Bennett appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
Overall: Zuver meets all the criteria (albeit barely, as the length is only a couple of letters over the limit - expansion would be nice but is not required). BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:24, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Overall: Englemann meets all the criteria (just passes the length requirement - though further expansion is not required, I see a few additional details you might want to add from the German Wikipedia of all places, including that he narrowly missed qualifying for the 1928 Olympics and was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame). BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:43, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
After further review, this DYK nomination is good! Each article appears to meet all the criteria, and thus this nomination appears ready to go! Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:59, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Overall I just have two issues with the article and they're more points of clarification. First, we have "He was given the nickname "Jug"." but no further context. Do we know when, who, or why he was nicknamed such? Given that it was in enough sources to be notable I find it hard to believe there's nothing on that. Second, I'm curious of the chronology with the draft and the military service. Was he already in the military when he was drafted, or did he opt to do so later on? Given 1943 was square in the middle of athletes getting picked up more and more quickly for military service, it feels like clarifying that would be important. The sources I peeked at for this seem to say the latter, as I found a May 1943 article noting him joining the army, but you may want to double check that.
That's really all I found to add, since he went to a small college and played sparingly in the pros, that combined with the military service in between makes me not surprised that there's scant information on him, so I'm ok with passing once the above is addressed. Wizardman22:58, 21 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
As an aside I did check all the sources as well and all are good with no copyright issues. I did have a mild chuckle on one that said he was picked up in the 1942 NFL Draft which is very much incorrect. Wizardman23:00, 21 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Wizardman, I checked the sources again and cannot find the answer on his nickname. I stated that sentence about his nickname merely as a statement of fact, based on his real name being Earl but his common name being Jug. Can you provide me the May 1943 article you are referencing? I will search, but if you have it, please do share. « Gonzo fan2007(talk) @ 14:13, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
I just realized I have to reapply for Newspapers.com access. If you have a clipped article you can share, please send my way. Otherwise I will have to wait until I am approved. « Gonzo fan2007(talk) @ 14:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Wizardman, just a courtesy ping. My app has sent to them, but hasn't been approved. If you are able to clip the article on his draft and military service, I am happy to revise and clarify. Regarding his nickname, I don't see any reasoning behind it, just clarifying that it is his nickname per the sources that have it versus sources that have his legal name. « Gonzo fan2007(talk) @ 20:27, 3 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Looks good. Since I genuinely think there's really nothing further that can be improved on this, I'm willing to pass it as a GA. Wizardman00:07, 13 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Bennett meets all the criteria. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:37, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:59, 7 August 2023 (UTC)