Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Deraney
Appeared in 47 games for a Power Five conferences|Power Five team and scored 199 points from 2003-2006. See https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/john-deraney-1.html here. Passes  with significant coverage in multiple, reliable and independent sources. Examples of coverage include: '''(1)''' "https://www.greensboro.com/sports_college/football/once-twice-three-times-a-kicker/article_14143bf2-08e4-54c6-b172-e37a3e8a856c.html Once, twice, three times a kicker", Greensboro News & Record, 8/22/06; '''(2)''' "Coping through kicking: NCSU's Deraney draws inspiration from his father, who is battling MS", Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News, 10/4/06 (640 words, available via NewsLibrary.com); '''(3)''' "A Step Ahead, Deraney Has Wolfpack's Special-Teams Hopes Squarely on His Foot", Winston-Salem Journal, 8/30/05 (752 words, available via NewsLibrary.com); '''(4)''' "https://www.greensboro.com/deraney-delivers-touchbacks-n-c-state-s-kickoff-team-doesn/article_2ddc9d5e-6487-5cc7-9504-87be4a9cab03.html Deraney Delivers Touchbacks, N.C. State's Kickoff Team Doesn't Have To Do Much When John Deraney Is On Top of His Game", Greensboro News & Record, 10/4/03; and '''(5)''' "Deraney has weight on his shoulder pads: Pack kicker's dad in failing health", Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News, 8/3/06. Interesting fact: Deraney once recovered his own onside kick and followed with a field goal. See https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42521015/deraney/ here
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