Talk:Mike Brunson

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. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 03:37, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

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Brunson in 1972

• ... that physical education teacher and former football player Mike Brunson (pictured) was so beloved for his kindness, jokes, and banana ice cream that the district named a school after him?
• alt 1 ... that physical education teacher and former football player Mike Brunson (pictured) so touched students and faculty with his kindness, jokes and banana ice cream that the district named a school after him? Cbl62 (talk) 16:51, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

• Source: here (feature story focusing on his kindness, jokes, and banana ice cream) and here (school naming, referencing his caring demeanor and reputation as "a joker" and a "maker of supreme banana ice cream")

• • Reviewed: Chandler Court and Pollard Park Historic District

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 385 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 16:47, 18 January 2026 (UTC).

• Note. We haven't had an African-American man in the DYK image slot in almost six months (a drawing of lynching victim last July). I hope Brunson, with his positive life story (and a good PD image), might end that drought. Thanks for your consideration. Cbl62 (talk) 17:54, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

  February is Black History Month. It's not clear what DYK will be doing for that, but perhaps you can make a case for this image at WT:DYK. Good luck.—Bagumba (talk) 07:05, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

• Newly expanded, long enough, neutral, well-written and reliably sourced. QPQ done, image suitable for homepage and appropriately licensed. The hook fact is in the article and cited appropriately and the source is reliable. I do have an issue with the hook, which is almost too long and feels saccharine. Can we try a different approach? ALT2: ... that a school was named after Mike Brunson (pictured) not because of his NFL career but because of his service as a P.E. teacher? Cbl62 if you don't like that angle, can you try trimming the originally suggested hooks? Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:58, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

• I'm not normally one for saccharine or sugar, but I found the story touching. How about ALT3: ... that a school was named after Mike Brunson (pictured) not because of his NFL career but because of his service as a P.E. teacher—and his banana ice cream? Cbl62 (talk) 05:58, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971: I am fine with alt2 or alt 3. Cbl62 (talk) 06:04, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Cbl62 As much as I'd like it I don't think it's supported by the source, which indicates he was remembered for his banana ice cream but doesn't say that's why he was honored as the school's namesake. If you want to go with the banana ice cream angle, how about this?

ALT3a: ... former NFL player Mike Brunson (pictured) took his recipe for homemade banana ice cream to the grave? (source)

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ALT3b ... that former NFL player Mike Brunson (pictured) was known for making homemade banana ice cream?

I'm not the biggest fan of these hooks (I think it would be better to highlight his being honored with a school name), but they are supported by the sources. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:19, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Note: Added linebreaks to fix the formatting so PSHAW would recognize the hooks to be promoted HurricaneZeta^C 03:37, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971: I am fine with whichever you choose. Cbl62 (talk) 12:44, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm approving ALT3b since it incorporates facts in the original hook. (If another editor wants to approve ALT2 or ALT3a, feel free to do so; since I introduced new facts in suggesting them, I am not able to approve them myself.) Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:47, 13 February 2026 (UTC)