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The result was delete. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:52, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Promotional article based primarily on self-published sources. There are several "sources" provided, but most are only to self-published stuff. The Cal State source doesn't even mention the article subject, let alone cover him in depth, and I see no indication that the "Quarterback Ranch" source is particularly reliable, it appears rather to be promotional/sales material. A search doesn't turn up any better references, just self-published stuff and Amazon links. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 10:15, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Agreed, overly promotional. Jeff Quinn (talk) 16:02, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, once again, overly promotional. --Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 17:31, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete and salt. Enough is enough. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:40, 11 January 2017 (UTC).[reply]
Delete, heavily promotional, no actual notability evident. —David Eppstein (talk) 08:25, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, pure promotionalism, no evidence of notability. Salting sounds like a good idea. – Joe (talk) 10:36, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - non-notable individual with no coverage in mainstream publications. Article created by a new user with no other edit history. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:27, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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