Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cecil Newton, Sr. (2nd nomination)
In the last 24 hours, I have re-read both articles, and Google-searched Cecil.  I've come to a couple of conclusions.  First, Cecil's own college football, pro football, and ministerial careers are not notable under any of the specific NSPORTS notability guidelines, nor under WP:GNG.  Second, his Wikipedia notability (or perhaps "notoriety" is a better word in his case) is almost entirely derived from his involvement in Cam's NCAA recruiting and eligibility controversy that arose after Cam's transfer to Auburn.  But for that scandal/controversy, Cecil would not be a close call for notability under WP:GNG.  In deed, there was no stand-alone Wikipedia article for Cecil until the scandal arose.  Applying that "but for" text, I say redirect to the Cam Newton article's controversy section per  and , and merge what appropriate salvageable content there may be to the "yearly years," "controversy," and "personal" sections of the Cam Newton article
— User:Dirtlawyer1, 20:50, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Stance: merge
Cited policy: WP:BLP1E||WP:BIO1E (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)