Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andreas Knappe

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The result was keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:58, 23 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Andreas Knappe

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Looks to have never actually played a pro game. Geschichte (talk) 15:30, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:55, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:55, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Denmark-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:55, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Passes WP:GNG and WP:NCOLLATH with significant coverage in multiple reliable sources, including some national media outlets. Significant coverage includes (1) "Danish Archer Becomes Football Star", Associated Press (Colorado newspaper), 8/9/15 (same story published in multiple newspapers across the country, including Minnesota, Nebraska, Maryland, Illinois, Texas, and Massachusetts); (2) "Archer leaves Denmark, becomes American football star", Sports Illustrated, 8/8/15; (3) "Andreas Knappe grew up a Redskins fan in Denmark. Now he’s on the team’s practice squad", The Washington Post, 10/19/17; (4) "Falcons’ Andreas Knappe dreamed of being an Olympic archer", Atlanta Journal Constitution, 5/12/17; (5) "The Mighty Thor: UConn dreamed big on six-foot-nine archer from Denmark", TheAmerican.org, 8/18/15 (arguably not independent), (6) "Knappe Still Adjusting to Football", NBC Connecticut, 3/27/13, (7) "It’s a brave new world for UConn lineman Andreas Knappe", New Haven Register, 8/29/15; (8) "Danish Tackle Draws A Crowd", The Hartford Courant, 8/12/12, (9) Nordic Track, The Hartford Courant, 9/3/15, and (10) Huskies May Get Knappe Sacks, The Hartford Courant, 3/27/13. There are also multiple articles in Danish media but I don't speak the language and can't evaluate the sources. Cbl62 (talk) 17:46, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Meets WP:GNG and WP:BASIC, per Cbl62's sources. In addition, he very likely meets WP:NCOLLATH #3 as well due to the Sports Illustrated feature article Cbl62 found. Ejgreen77 (talk) 15:34, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Definitely meets GNG, per above. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 22:16, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• keep passes WP:GNG without any professional notoriety.--Paul McDonald (talk) 02:26, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep It seems pretty clear that he meets WP:GNG. Papaursa (talk) 03:07, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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