Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of American football players who died during their career
I think this fits under  #2, which does apply to dead people.  Putting policy aside, the causes of death appear to have a lot to say about football players (perhaps related to concussions?). This list could actually be very useful to researchers
— User:VMS, 04:28, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:CSC (Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists)