Deletion of Gareth Thomas (American footballer)

Comment: Non-notable amateur/semi-pro British player of American football.  This subject presents an interesting challenge for American editors reviewing it for notability, because we are usually familiar with the leagues, conferences and teams of college and professional football players in the United States.  It is, however, clear that the subject is not a player in a top-tier pro football league like the NFL or CFL, and BAFA's various tiers are on par with the "national" American football leagues in Australia, Austria, France and Germany -- which is to say, not nearly as competitive as Division I college football in the United States, and with a much, much smaller fan following.  That's the background, and there is no applicable specific notability guideline for these amateur, semi-pro and lower tier pro players.  That means they must satisfy the general notability guidelines per , with ''significant'' coverage in multiple, ''independent'', ''reliable'' sources.  The references for this article are a collection of sources from brief game summaries (no significant), the league and team websites (not independent), fansites, blogs, and even a sports photographer's website (not reliable).  This case clearly demonstrates how a clever editor may stitch together as fairly detailed article from various online references and the subject still not be notable.  Our concept of "notability" seeks to evaluate how widely known a subject is, using significant coverage in independent reliable sources as a proxy.  Here, such coverage does not exist
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Not notable as a football player since he fails . Routine sports coverage and passing mentions do not meet . The fact it's an autobiography is just the final straw
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NGRIDIRON||WP:GNG)

Comment: I am not finding significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources.  The article currently relies on sources that are not independent (e.g., self-published by the sport's governing body, British American Football Association|BAFA, or the team) and/or that consist of routine game coverage (i.e., not focused on G. Thomas).  These are insufficient to satisfy .  Based on my searches, G. Thomas doesn't appear sufficiently notable for a standalone article under  or 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:GNG||WP:NGRIDIRON)