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The result was keep. joe decker^{talk to me} 16:39, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jemalle Cornelius[edit]

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Article subject fails to satisfy either the general notability guidelines or those for an athlete. Subject was not an exceptional college athlete, did not receive college All-American or all-conference honors or any major award, and never played a down in an NFL game. Please delete. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 12:08, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak delete Notability unasserted fully, but is not totally unnotable. Wikipedian2 (talk) 16:06, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. As a member of a team that has won a national championship (time and time again), with national media coverage including multiple individual mentions, and having been individually quoted by the Knight Commission On Intercollegiate Athletics http://www.knightcommission.org/index.php?Itemid=41&catid=10%3Aresources&id=212%3Asummit-opening-remarks-by-jemalle-cornelius&option=com_content&view=article, and having been written about in multiple local articles (notably, his becoming head coach at Fort Meade) he easily meets WP:GNG as a notable individual who has been quoted in the media and who has made his mark through sporting achievement.  Nipsonanomhmata  ^(Talk) 16:54, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep College football players who have received significant non-trivial coverage in the mainstream media are eligible for inclusion under WP:GNG. The overwhelming majority of college football players do not meet that standard. But Cornelius clearly does. He was a key player (some articles referred to him as the team's MVP) and team captain of Florida's 2006 national championship team. Examples of non-trivial media coverage about Berry include: (1) Cornelius makes Meyer, UF proud, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 10/27/06, (2) Cornelius embraces leadership role for No. 2 UF, Associated Press story (printed in multiple newspapers), 10/10/06, (3) FM Gator Jemalle Cornelius Quoted By President Bush, The Polk County Democrat, 3/22/07, (4) Carrying himself like a captain, Gators receiver Cornelius is a leader to teammates and the children he mentors, St. Petersburg Times, 11/1/06, (5) Ex-UF Star a 'Role Model' at Alma Mater, The Ledger, 5/17/09, (6) Former Gator WR Cornelius at home in coaching], WTSP News, 6/6/09, (7) THE JOURNEY ENDS TONIGHT; CORNELIUS LOOKING FOR NATIONAL TITLE TO CAP HIS CAREER AS A LEADER FOR GATORS, The Ledger 1/8/07, (8) Jemalle Cornelius Named Miner Head Football Coach, The Fort Meade Leader, 2/4/09, (9) Gators need backup to step up at receiver, Jemalle Cornelius says he is ready to take over for the injured Andre Caldwell], St. Petersburg Times, 9/22/05, (10) Young Doesn't Mean Unwise When It Comes To Fort Meade Coach Jemalle Cornelius, Coaches Aid, 11/14/09, (11) Cornelius Encourages Speed And Strength At Just Say No Rally, The Polk County Democrat, 4/11/09, (12) Jemalle Cornelius' Jersey Retired, The Fort Meade Leader, 10/19/07, (13) Fort Meade Welcomes Florida Gator Jemalle Cornelius Home, The Fort Meade Leader, 2/20/07, (14) Cornelius an important cog in UF's chemistry on, off the field, University Wire, 10/27/06, (15) Cornelius is coach's guy Senior wide receiver is valuable to Gators in many ways, Meyer says, The Florida Times-Union, 10/12/06, (16) Cornelius grades out a champ in Meyer's eyes, The Gainesville Sun, 10/12/06, (17) Cornelius coming up big for UF, News-Herald and Knight-Ridder/Tribune, 10/11/06, (18) CORNELIUS ALL-AROUND MVP; GATORS' RECEIVER WINS COACHES' PRAISE FOR THE MANY ROLES HE FILLS ON THE FIELD; ROAMING GATOR, The Ledger, 9/2/06, (19) Cornelius will be all over field, The Gainesville Sun, 8/29/06, (20) Cornelius, Leak Click Through the Air, Palm Beach Post, 4/16/06, (21) Cornelius A Highlight Reel, Palm Beach Post, 8/22/04, (22) Miner Star Cornelius Shines, The Ledger, 11/19/04, (23) Jemalle Cornelius Named Class A Player of the Year, The Polk County Democrat, 12/17/01, (24) MULTI-TALENTED CORNELIUS HAS FORT MEADE ON VERGE OF STATEASS A TITLE, The Ledger, 12/13/00, (25) Major Miner Cornelius Runs Wild for Ft. Meade, The Ledger, 12/1/01. Cbl62 (talk) 01:57, 16 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep surpasses requirements of WP:GNG from widespread media coverage.--Paul McDonald (talk) 03:39, 16 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep per cbl62's exhaustive source list. matt91486 (talk) 20:06, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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