Talk:Gil Mains

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot (talk) 19:05, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:07, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that American football player Gil Mains flew feetfirst into opponents?

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• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Einstein-Bergson Debate

5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC).

• Hook is interesting and is cited directly within the body in the "Legacy section". Was thinking if this article was a GAN so I'm quite delighted it is! Article is well written and seems to fit all criteria, cited well. All good for me. Arconning (talk) 13:09, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Nominator: WikiOriginal-9 (talk · contribs) 19:00, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: BeanieFan11 (talk · contribs) 03:00, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:00, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
• To review tomorrow. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:56, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• He played college football for the Murray State Thoroughbreds, and was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference selection. / He also spent some time as a professional wrestler, and played Canadian football for the Toronto Argonauts. – are commas necessary?
• Could link freshman, captain, and academic major.
• On December 27, 1953, the Lions beat the Cleveland Browns in the 1953 NFL Championship Game by a score of 17–16 but Mains did not play in the game. – comma before "but"?
• Link fumble and touchdown perhaps.
• He played in eight games, starting six, in 1956. He missed time that year due to a leg injury. – I think this could be one sentence, perhaps, "He played in eight games, starting six, in 1956, while missing time due to a leg injury". What do you think?
• Lions quarterback Bobby Layne had his arm broken by Ed Meadows of the Bears so Lions head coach Buddy Parker sent Mains into the game to get "revenge". During an extra point attempt, Mains made it through the offensive line and dove feet first into quarterback Ed Brown while simultaneously knocking down kicker George Blanda with a "right cross". – that is awesome. You could link extra point.
• He added on ten more pounds for the 1957 season, up from the 235 pounds he played at in 1956 – perhaps add kg measurements for international readers.
• Spot check pending. Nice work! Not much I could find. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:48, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

  I think I addressed everything. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:35, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

  Spot check: sources 3, 7, 14, 22, 30, and 45 look good. For source 8, where does it say he was team captain? I see it says he was captain of the all-conference team, but I don't see team captain. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:43, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

  Removed. I don't see anything that said he was captain. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 13:26, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

  OK everything looks good now. Promoting. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:44, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.