Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russell Shepard
Balloonman has nominated several college football players for deletion with the same rationale, so I will post my same rationale to all of his AfDs.)  is considered to be an additional criterion to notability, as indicated Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Additional_criteria|'''here''': (''Should a person fail to meet these additional criteria, they may still be notable under Wikipedia:Notability.'') Whether this player may or may not meet  should not be the question. The basic criteria, as outlined by , is that these players must be the ''subject of published3 secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent,4 and independent of the subject.5''. It also says that ''if the depth of the coverage is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be needed to prove notability''. Take a look at the sources referenced by the article - do they not meet these requirements? I think they do
— User:BlueAg09, 12:21, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ATHLETE||WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)