Template:Infobox gridiron football biography
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Intended uses
This infobox is used for most gridiron football players, coaches, and executives. This template is not used for college football coaches, which use Template:Infobox college coach.
Usage
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| [[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{upright}}}]] {{{caption}}} | |||||||||
| No. {{{number}}} – {{{team}}} | |||||||||
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| Position | {{{position}}} | ||||||||
| Roster status | {{{status}}} | ||||||||
| CFL status | {{{cflstatus}}} | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}} | ||||||||
| Died | {{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}} | ||||||||
| Listed height | 0 ft 0 in (0.00 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 0 lb (0 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| Position | {{{career_position}}} (No. {{{career_number}}}) | ||||||||
| High school | {{{high_school}}} | ||||||||
| {{{amateur_title}}} | {{{amateur_team}}} | ||||||||
| College | {{{college}}} | ||||||||
| University | {{{cis}}} | ||||||||
| NFL draft | [[{{{draftyear}}} NFL draft|{{{draftyear}}}]] ({{{draftround}}}th round, {{{draftpick}}}th overall pick)[[{{{undraftedyear}}} NFL draft#Notable undrafted players|{{{undraftedyear}}}]] (undrafted) | ||||||||
| Supplemental draft | {{{suppdraftyear}}} ({{{suppdraftround}}}th round, {{{suppdraftpick}}}th overall pick) | ||||||||
| CFL draft | [[{{{cfldraftyear}}} CFL draft|{{{cfldraftyear}}}]] ({{{cfldraftround}}}th round, {{{cfldraftpick}}}th overall pick)[[{{{cflundraftedyear}}} CFL draft#Notable undrafted players|{{{cflundraftedyear}}}]] (undrafted) | ||||||||
| AFL draft | [[{{{afldraftyear}}} American Football League draft|{{{afldraftyear}}}]] ({{{afldraftround}}}th round, {{{afldraftpick}}}th overall pick)[[{{{aflundraftedyear}}} American Football League draft#Notable undrafted players|{{{aflundraftedyear}}}]] (undrafted) | ||||||||
| Expansion draft | [[{{{expansiondraftyear}}} NFL expansion draft|{{{expansiondraftyear}}}]] ({{{expansiondraftround}}}th round, {{{expansiondraftpick}}}th overall pick) | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
Playing | |||||||||
| {{{pastteams}}} | |||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||
| {{{pastcoaching}}} | |||||||||
Operations | |||||||||
| {{{pastexecutive}}} | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| {{{highlights}}} | |||||||||
| Career {{{statleague}}} statistics as of Week {{{statweek}}}, {{{statseason}}} | |||||||||
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| Career CFL statistics as of {{{cflstatseason}}} | |||||||||
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| Career AFL statistics as of {{{aflstatseason}}} | |||||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||||
| Regular season | {{{regular_record}}} | ||||||||
| Postseason | {{{playoff_record}}} | ||||||||
| Career | {{{overall_record}}} | ||||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
| Executive profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| {{{module}}} | |||||||||
| {{{module2}}} | |||||||||
{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| embed =
| name =
| image = <!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see [[WP:NONFREE]]. -->
| upright =
| alt =
| caption =
| number =
| team =
| position = <!-- or: title -->
| position_2 =
| position_3 =
| class =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=y}} (or if dead {{Birth date|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=y}})
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd|mf=y}}
| death_place =
| height_ft =
| height_in =
| weight_lb =
| high_school =
| amateur_title =
| amateur_team =
| college = <!-- or: pastschools -->
| cis =
| draftyear =
| draftround =
| draftpick =
| suppdraftyear =
| suppdraftround =
| suppdraftpick =
| cfldraftyear =
| cfldraftround =
| cfldraftpick =
| afldraftyear =
| afldraftround =
| afldraftpick =
| undraftedyear =
| cflundraftedyear =
| aflundraftedyear =
| expansiondraftyear =
| expansiondraftround =
| expansiondraftpick =
| career_position =
| career_number =
| pastteams =
| pastcoaching =
| pastexecutive =
| status =
| cflstatus =
| highlights =
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statleague =
| statlabel1 =
| statvalue1 =
<!-- ... --->
| statlabel10 =
| statvalue10 =
| cflstatseason =
| cflstatlabel1 =
| cflstatvalue1 =
<!-- ... --->
| cflstatlabel10 =
| cflstatvalue10 =
| aflstatseason =
| aflstatlabel1 =
| aflstatvalue1 =
<!-- ... --->
| aflstatlabel10 =
| aflstatvalue10 =
| regular_record = <!-- or: coachregrecord --> {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|tt|record=y}}
| playoff_record = <!-- or: coachplayoffrecord --> {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|tt|record=y}}
| overall_record = <!-- or: coachrecord --> {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|tt|record=y}}
| espn =
| pfr =
| pfrcoach =
| pfrexec =
| cfl =
| afl =
| HOF =
| CollegeHOF =
| CFHOF =
| module =
| module2 =
}}
Instructions
- name – defaults to the variable {{PAGENAME}}, however it is advised that the name field is always entered to preserve the subject player's name in the infobox should the article be disambiguated at a later date. When specifying the player's name, do not wikilink.
- image / upright / alt / caption – used in conjunction to display images. Width defaults to 220 pixels; if the image needs to be manually scaled down use a value lower than 1 such as .75 in the upright parameter. If an image is used, alt should describe the visual appearance of the image for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT. The caption field automatically displays small text, so there is no need to specify font size in the field. When specifying
|image=, provide only the name of the image, likeExample.jpg(do not wrap in brackets). Captions should give the full name of the team if prominently displayed. - team – used to display the team a player plays for or a staff member works for. This field also automatically determines the team colors used in the infobox for active players. When specifying the player's current team, do not wikilink. Field should be left blank for free agents and retired players.
- number – used to display the player's jersey number. Former players can have several numbers listed. When specifying the player's number, do not wikilink. This parameter is only for pro numbers. However, if someone never played professionally then college numbers may be added (see Bart Houston for an example).
- title / position – used to display the person's title or playing position. Do not specify positions beyond the basics. For example, use only "Safety" rather than "Free safety" or "Strong safety," or "Linebacker" rather than "Outside linebacker" or "Middle linebacker," as these positions are susceptible to change and therefore may cause inaccuracies in the infobox.
- status – used to describe whether a player is on the active roster, practice squad, or a reserve list. Appropriate entries to this field should be active, practice squad, suspended, injured reserve, or any other reserve list.
- cflstatus – used to display the nationality designations of active CFL players.
- class – used to display a college football player's class, typically freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior. Prepend with {{Redshirt}} to denote redshirt variants.
- birth_date – used to display the player's date of birth using the {{Birth date and age}} template.
- birth_place – used to display the player's place of birth. Do not use flag icons to represent the place of birth, per Wikipedia:Manual of style (flags).
- death_date – used to display the player's date of death using the {{Death date and age}} template. If adding a date of death, make sure that the birth date field does not use the {{Birth date and age}} template, but uses the {{Birth date}} template instead.
- death_place – used to display the player's place of death which may be wiki linked. Do not use flag icons to represent the place of death, per Wikipedia:Manual of style (flags).
- height_ft / height_in / weight_lb – used to display the player's physical dimensions as listed on the player's team profile page or Pro Football Reference player profile. Weight_lb should be the player's weight in pounds per standard American usage. Only enter the numerical value. When specifying, do not wikilink.
- high_school – used to display the high school the player last attended/graduated from, can be wikilinked. As for colleges, things like "high school" or "prep school" should be dropped. However, city and state should be mentioned. For example: Breckenridge (Breckenridge, Texas). Do not wikilink or include the subdivision again if it is the same as their birthplace. The {{Nowrap}} template should be used with longer location names to manage linebreaks. Do not add the years they attended high school to the infobox.
- amateur_title / amateur_team – used for junior Canadian football (ex. Canadian Junior Football League) or CEGEP teams. These parameters are not used for youth, high school football, or American football teams.
- college / pastschools – used to display the university or college institutions that the player attended. If more than one, format using the {{ubl}} template. Teams should be wikilinked and the years attended given.
- Links should be as specific as possible. For example, Alabama should be linked to Alabama Crimson Tide football, rather than the main University of Alabama article, in this field. If a particular college football team article does not exist, create a redirect to the school's sports article per WP:NOPIPE.
- University and college names displayed should be consistent with their common name used in sports, meaning words like "University," "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used. For example, the University of Pittsburgh would only be displayed as "Pittsburgh," Florida State University as "Florida State," and so on. Schools with ambiguous names should be listed as they are on Pro Football Reference, such as "Miami (FL)" for the Miami Hurricanes and "Miami (OH)" for the Miami RedHawks.
- An example is:
- Notre Dame (2015–2016)
- Miami (FL) (2017–2018)
- cis – used to display the CIS football name, now known as U Sports football.
- draftyear / draftround / draftpick – used to display the player's NFL draft year, round, and overall selection number. When specifying, do not wikilink.
- cfldraftyear / cfldraftround / cfldraftpick – used to display the player's CFL draft year, round, and overall selection number. When specifying, do not wikilink.
- afldraftyear / afldraftround / afldraftpick – used to display the player's AFL draft year, round, and overall selection number. When specifying, do not wikilink.
- undraftedyear – used in favor of draftyear if player went undrafted. The year should correspond to the first year a player was eligible for the draft, regardless of when they first signed with an NFL team.
- cflundraftedyear – used if the player signed as an undrafted free agent with a Canadian Football League (CFL) team
- aflundraftedyear – used if the player signed as an undrafted free agent with an American Football League (AFL) team
- career_position / career_number – used for the playing position(s) and uniform number(s) of coaches/executives who are ex-players.
- pastteams – used to display the teams which the player has played for and his current team. A timeline effect is preferred to keep all things in chronological order, meaning different stints with one team are listed separately. The generally accepted bullet point is *. Years should be formatted using the {{NFL Year}} or {{CFL Year}} templates and later stints with a previous team should be unlinked. An asterisk after a team will denote "*Offseason or practice squad member only".
- An example of a player's full list of teams and tenures is:
- Calgary Stampeders (1990)
- Denver Broncos (1991–1992)
- Los Angeles Raiders (1993)*
- Green Bay Packers (1993)
- Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1996)
- Denver Broncos (1997–2000)
- Chicago Bears (2001–2003)
- New England Patriots (2004)
- Miami Dolphins (2005–present)
- pastcoaching – follows the same guidelines as pastteams.
- An example of a coach's full list of teams and tenures is:
- Los Angeles Raiders (1996–1997)
Defensive quality control coach- Los Angeles Raiders (1998–1999)
Assistant defensive backs coach- San Francisco 49ers (2000)
Defensive backs coach & assistant special teams coach- Green Bay Packers (2001–2001)
Defensive ends coach & assistant special teams coach- Kansas City Chiefs (2003–2006)
Defensive line coach- Chicago Bears (2007–2009)
Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator- Chicago Bears (2010–2015)
Head coach
- pastexecutive – follows the same guidelines as pastcoaching.
- An example of an executive's full list of teams and tenures is listed below: (Note: If someone has many different jobs during their tenure with one team, they may be combined like in the example below. You don't have to write out the team name "Denver Broncos" four different times for every job title. This also applies to coaches.)
- UCLA Bruins (2002)
- Football operations assistant
- New England Patriots (2003–2008)
- Denver Broncos (2009–2016)
- San Francisco 49ers (2017–2023)
- Washington Commanders (2024–present)
- General manager
- highlights – used to display career awards and highlights for the player. The generally accepted bullet point is an asterisk (*). The standard for writing an achievement is to display the achievement, followed by the year earned in parentheses.
- Achievements should be listed in the following order:
- Pro championships
- League MVPs
- Other honors (Offensive POY, etc.)
- First-team All-Pros
- Second-team All-Pros
- Pro Bowls
- Season statistical leaders
- Pro career honors (retired number, etc.)
- College national championships
- College awards
- All-Americas and All-Conferences
- College career honors
Examples of how certain achievements would be written:
- 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
- First-team All-Pro (2007)
- Second-team All-Pro (2006)
- 2× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007)
- Heisman Trophy (2002)
- 2× first-team All-American (2001, 2002)
- 3× first-team All-ACC (2000–2002)
- Additionally, Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections are to be linked to the appropriate year. Note that Pro Bowl links are piped to the corresponding regular season year. For example, a Pro Bowl selection during the 2007 season should be written as "[[Pro Bowl]] ([[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]])" so that it creates "Pro Bowl (2007)," whereas an All-Pro selection is written as "First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2007 All-Pro Team|2007]])" and it creates "First-team All-Pro (2007)."
- statleague – used in the heading for the statistics section to display the league where the statistics were accumulated. Do not wikilink entries in this field.
- statseason – used in the heading for the statistics section to describe how current the statistics are. Only to be used for active players, where statistics are subject to future change. Do not wikilink entries in this field.
- statlabel# – used to describe the statistic being entered, such as Touchdowns, Receiving yards, Games played, etc. Wikilink and pipe when appropriate. Up to eight statistics can be entered by changing the number to 1 through 8, with each corresponding to the appropriate statvalue# entry.
- statvalue# – used for the number a player has in a given statistic. Up to eight statistics can be entered by changing the number to 1 through 8, with each corresponding to the appropriate statlabel# entry.
- regular_record – used to display the career regular season record for a head coach in the "wins−losses" format (i.e. 10–2). The {{Winning percentage}} template is used to calculate winning percentages from wins, losses, and ties. For example, "{{Winning percentage|15|11|2|record=y}}" renders "15–11–2 (.571)".
- playoff_record – used to display the career postseason or playoff record or both for a head coach in the "wins−losses" format (i.e. 1–2).
- overall_record – used to display the total career record for a head coach, including regular season and postseason games, in the "wins−losses" format (i.e. 11–4). Please do not combine win-loss records across different leagues (e.g., combined CFL and NFL win-loss records), nor combine amateur and professional win-loss records (e.g., combined college and NFL win-loss records).
- espn / pfr / cfl / afl – used to link to an external link for the player's statistics. PFR and PFR coaching links can also be set on Wikidata.
- "espn" links to the player's ESPN college football profile. Automatically removed if a PFR link exists.
- "pfr" links to a player's Pro Football Reference profile
- "pfrcoach" links to a coach's Pro Football Reference profile
- "pfrexec" links to an executive's Pro Football Reference profile
- "cfl" links to the player's CFL.ca profile. "cfl-archive" links to an archived version
- "afl" links to the player's ArenaFan.com profile
- HOF / CollegeHOF / CFHOF – used for respective Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, and Canadian Football Hall of Fame entries.
- module / module2 – embeds a sub-infobox (Ex: the football biography infobox on Chad Johnson).
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