Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernard Jackson (quarterback)
Even if they never play in the NFL or receive a major award, college football players can pass muster under  if they have received significant coverage in mainstream media sources which is focused on them, as opposed to routine things like passing references in game coverage.  In Jackson's case, he has been the subject of dozens of news reports specifically about him, including stories in major metropolitan newspapers like the ''Denver Post'' (14th List of newspapers in the United States|largest newspaper in USA by circulation), ''Rocky Mountain News'', and ''Los Angeles Times''.  This is not routine coverage, it's more than enough to pass GNG.  There are lots more, but here are a few examples (excluding the many, many articles from the ''Daily Camera'' which is the local newspaper in Boulder, where Jackson played) include: '''(1)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1153FB5BA1EC47C8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson prepared his resume, Denver Post, 11/6/06; '''(2)''' Jack of All Trades: Jackson a star without a position at Colorado, The Press-Enterprise (California), August 16, 2007; '''(3)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=114AB25FA4C4D780&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Ex-coach Watson: QB Jackson will break out, Denver Post, 10/9/06; '''(4)''' http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/229353001.html?dids=229353001:229353001&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+31%2C+2002&author=Eric+Sondheimer+and+Eric+Stephens&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=High+Schools%3B+RECRUITING+BUZZ%3B+Santiago's+Jackson+Commits+to+Colorado&pqatl=google Santiago's Jackson Commits to Colorado, Los Angeles Times, 10/31/02; '''(5)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=117FB9DD12228460&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson waits his turn at QB, Denver Post, 3/18/07; '''(6)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=114F4D5C2D4EDC98&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson: 'I'll take the blame', Denver Post, 10/22/06; '''(7)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=CSGB&d_place=CSGB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11504EADF97AD800&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM CU quarterback follows strong outing with a dud, The Gazette (Colorado Springs), 10/22/06; '''(8)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10EAFD8B040ECD98&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson's position is perfectly clear, Rocky Mountain News, 12/23/05; '''(9)''' http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_13899803#axzz2NfHboQM3  Ex-CU Buff Bernard Jackson released from prison, may live with Denver Bronco, Colorado Daily, 12/1/89; '''(10)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=110585E8A793FD10&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM QB waits for right signal: Bernard Jackson getting chance to vie for starting job in spring drills, Denver Post, 3/12/06; '''(11)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11B2ADF031827810&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Missed practices not helping Jackson, Rocky Mountain News, 8/21/07; '''(12)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11476ECA15363CA0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson looks in mirror, sees QB, Denver Post, 9/29/06, '''(13)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CE216342915170&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson plays as returner, Denver Post, 9/25/05; '''(14)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1092FC6045E8A182&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM CU's Jackson Back To Square One, Rocky Mountain News, 3/31/05; '''(15)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11586307D7C4E278&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Forecast mostly cloudy for CU's Jackson, Rocky Mountain News, 11/20/06; '''(16)''' Corona's Jackson a star without a position at Colorado, The Press-Enterprise, 8/16/07; '''(17)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10487CC62EFBF73F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Fifth-string QB making waves, Denver Post, 8/15/04; '''(18)''' http://www.gazette.com/sports/jackson-2908-quarterback-credit.html Jackson has gone full-circle, Junior quarterback had stints at running back, wide receiver, The Gazette (Colorado Springs), 10/20/06; '''(19)''' Ex-Buff Jackson not giving up on football, The Daily Times-Call (Longmont, CO), 3/20/08; '''(20)''' http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-169409042.html Adversity's blitz hasn't sacked Jackson Ineligibility leads to new priorities for former starter, Rocky Mountain News, 10/3/07; '''(21)''' http://journalstar.com/sports/football/college/cu-s-jackson-still-finding-his-way/article_5302ee8e-6b1a-52be-8da7-75541cde93a2.html Buffs QB Jackson still finding his way, Lincoln Star Journal (NE), 11/23/06; '''(22)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WTHB&p_theme=wthb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=114993740E6CF670&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Jackson plies all trades, Waco Tribune-Herald (TX), 10/6/06; '''(23)''' Jackson a study in perserverence, waco Tribune-Herald, 10/4/06
— User:Cbl62, 02:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)