Deletion of Tim Masthay

Comment: I still don't see it. If he won one of the national awards or was All-American (making him akin to a  #2), fine. All there is is a whole lot of trivial coverage in local papers. And in repsone to Paul McDonald, I kind of see his point, but there is no policy indicating a person is "worth a stub" is there
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: As noted in numerous prior college football discussions, the sole purpose of  is to establish an automatic ''inclusionary'' rule for players who have reached the highest level of a sport. Masthay's status as an All-SEC award winner, a two-time Academic All-American, a Wuerffel Trophy finalist, a finalist for the NCAA's Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, and a Draddy Trophy semi-finalist go a long way to showing notability. More importantly, college football players qualify under the general |notability standard if they have been the subject of significant, non-trivial coverage in the mainstream media. A search of the Newsbank database shows that Masthay has been the subject of a decent amount of media coverage focused on him (i.e., not passing references in game coverage). Examples include: '''(1)''' Cats kick up nothing special, UK will miss Masthay on kickoffs this season, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 17, 2009, '''(2)''' http://www.kentucky.com/2008/12/26/638117/uks-masthay-is-always-giving-back.html Masthay always giving back, All-sec UK punter stays active in several charities, Lexington Herald-Leader, December 26, 2008, '''(3)''' Six Wildcats named AP All-Southeastern Conference,  Lindley, Masthay make first team, The Floyd County Times, December 10, 2008, '''(4)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FCTB&p_theme=fctb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124D0F4856EB8208&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM UK punter Masthay named Academic All-America, The Floyd County Times, November 30, 2008, '''(5)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=124BC75B16A71668&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Masthay earns academic honor, Lexington Herald-Leader, November 27, 2008, '''(6)''' Masthay on energy-saving kick, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, September 11, 2008, '''(7)''' Masthay giving UK edge in field position, The Messenger (Madisonville, KY), September 11, 2008, '''(8)''' Masthay on energy-saving kick Kentucky's kicker/punter conserving strength for games, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, September 11, 2008, '''(9)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KDNB&p_theme=kdnb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12320780E74BF790&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Masthay is formidable, but forgotten secret weapon for Wildcats, The Middlesboro Daily News, September 10, 2008, '''(10)''' Tim Masthay has worked hard to get stronger and it's paid off, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 6, 2008, '''(11)''' Q&A with Tim Masthay, The Gainesville Sun (FL), September 3, 2008, '''(12)''' Special teams look good to Brooks,  especially Masthay for kicks and punts, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 1, 2008, '''(13)''' African education: UK's punter Masthay discovers value of school for others, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, July 10, 2008, '''(14)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FCTB&p_theme=fctb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11D696280A497028&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Tamme, Masthay named Academic All-America, The Floyd County Times, December 2, 2007, '''(15)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=111374A375BBB8D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM MASTHAY HOPING EXPERIENCE PAYS OFF,  BROOKS SAYS UK PUNTER HAS IMPROVED A LOT RECENTLY, Lexington Herald-Leader, April 22, 2006, '''(16)''' UK SEEKS SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM SPECIAL TEAMS,  BROOKS TAKES PUNTER MASTHAY UNDER HIS WING, Lexington Herald-Leader, August 24, 2005, '''(17)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10AC9F0329052684&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM MASTHAY'S FOOT IS A SIGHT FOR BLUE EYES, MURRAY ALL-STAR COULD HELP UK, Lexington Herald-Leader, June 16, 2005, '''(18)''' http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/30059734.html Masthay nominated for second national honor, WKYT, Oct 1, 2008, '''(19)''' http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/nfl/2010/01/15/punter_signs_with_packer/ Punter signs with Packers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 15, 2010, '''(20)''' http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/35155384.html Masthay named first-team Academic All-American, WKYT, Nov 26, 2008, '''(21)''' http://auburn.scout.com/a.z?s=6&p=2&c=799333 Masthay a Draddy Trophy Semifinalist, Kentucky Sports Report, Oct. 9, 2008, '''(22)''' http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/34347819.html Masthay A Finalist For Wuerffel Trophy, WKYT, Nov 12, 2008, '''(23)''' http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041009aaa.html Masthay a Finalist for Byers Scholarship, UK Sports, April 10, 2009, '''(24)''' http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/29960744.html Masthay a candidate for national excellence award, WKYT, Sep 30, 2008
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE||WP:N)

Comment: per Cb162's sources.   is an additional way to establish notability; failure to pass it does not mean an athlete is not notable.  Regardless of whether or not he satisfies , Masthay clearly passes  by a wide margin, which is the dominant relevant policy here.  See also the basic notability guidelines for biographies at .  As to the argument that the coverage is local only (which I'm not necessarily convinced of), generally speaking, notability in a local context is still notability
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE||WP:ATHLETE||WP:N||WP:BASIC)