Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kip Smith (2nd nomination)
Prior AfD closed as a unanimous keep per . He was the top-rated kicking prospect in the US in 2010 and played for two top level NCAA programs (UCLA and Oklahoma State). A quick search in 2015 turned up significant coverage in mainstream media outlets, including: (1) http://www.thereporteronline.com/sports/20150509/kip-smith-wants-to-get-some-kicks-in-the-nfl this from ''The Reporter'' (same also also published http://philadelphia.suntimes.com/philadelphia-eagles/7/96/126758/smith-wants-to-get-some-kicks-in-the-nfl-with-eagles here), (2) http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/05/sports/la-sp-ucla-footbal-20110906 this from the ''Los Angeles Times'', (3) http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/04/sports/la-sp-sn-kipsmith-ucla-20120304 this from the ''Los Angeles Times'', (4)  http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/osusportsextra/osu-sports-former-oklahoma-state-punter-kip-smith-joins-philadelphia/article_405fcee2-e02c-5b47-9ece-70eec0e0f64a.html this, (5) http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/osusportsextra/kip-smith-needed-a-second-chance-oklahoma-state-needed-a/article_98d25a8a-1598-575a-b42e-27c842fe3e46.html this, (6) http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/osusportsextra/osu-kicker-kip-smith-s-journey-nfl-had-some-detours/article_4dacdb2f-4159-511d-b3a2-1671763ff51f.html this, and (7) http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/osusportsextra/osu-s-kip-smith-named-ray-guy-award-player-of/article_e2c7b610-0aad-582f-9958-740af82e0816.html this from the ''Tulsa World'', (8) http://americasportnews.com/kip-smith-reaches-nfl-after-meandering-unsure-journey/ this from ''America Sport News'', (9) http://newsok.com/article/3688575 this from ''The Oklahoman'', (10) http://www.ocregister.com/ucla/field-462691-bruins-smith.html this from ''The Orange County Register'' and (11) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-29417143.html this from the ''Los Angeles Daily News''. Some of the sources are now deadlinks, but this was and remains sufficient coverage to pass the GNG bar. (Unfortunately, nobody has bothered to improve the article with information from these sources in the 3-1/2 years since the last AfD
— User:Cbl62, 08:51, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)