Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al Blades
College football players who have received substantial, non-trivial coverage in mainstream media sources can qualify under  even if they never play pro ball.  Blades was a first-team All-Big East player.  His career is covered/summarized in the following book about South Florida football: http://books.google.com/books?id=pJ7LmzGJhZYC&pg=PA100&dq=%22Al+Blades%22+miami&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HB-UUPDPAYH7igLiqoD4Dg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Al%20Blades%22%20miami&f=false Sports Lauderdale.  And while the article is in admittedly poor condition, a quick search reveals a number of articles in mainstream media sources (including USA Today, ESPN, Miami Herald) in which Blades is the main subject.  See, e.g., '''(1)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FA2ACCCBA0D7332&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Al Blades, A Free Spirit, Miami Herald, 2003; '''(2)''' http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/339589531.html?dids=339589531:339589531&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+23%2C+2003&author=Mario+Sarmento++Special+Correspondent&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=PLANTATION+HONORS+AL+BLADES&pqatl=google Plantation Honors Al Blades, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 2003; '''(3)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D26C5E1123CE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Blades Finds a Savior in Football, Miami Herald, September 15, 1995; '''(4)''' http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2003/0321/1527292.html Former Miami, 49ers safety killed in car accident, ESPN, March 21, 2003; '''(5)''' http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/draft/2007-03-21-hb-blades_N.htm Uncle drives Blades’ NFL dream, USA Today, March 2007; '''(6)''' http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/65903740.html?dids=65903740:65903740&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+01%2C+2001&author=George+Diaz+of+The+Sentinel+Staff&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=BLADES+FAMILY+LEGACY+GROWS+AL+BLADES%2C+THE+YOUNGER+BROTHER+OF+BENNIE+AND+BRIAN%2C+HAS+MADE+A+NAME+FOR+HIMSELF+AT+MIAMI.&pqatl=google Blades Family Legacy Grows: Al Blades, the Younger Brother of Bennie and Brian, Has Made a Name for Himself at Miami, Orlando Sentinel, Jan 1, 2001; '''(7)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D45D38F58732&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM UM’s Al Blades Being Investigated, Miami Herald, 2006; '''(8)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF40893B35089C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Kinship With ‘Canes Al Blades Makes His Way in Brothers’ Shadows, Palm Beach Post, December 1998; '''(9)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5D373F185D4D5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Blades Dislocates Bone in Forearm, Miami Herald, August 30, 1999; '''(10)''' http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YQcwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6537,122740&dq=al-blades+francisco&hl=en Former Cane Safety Al Blades Killed in Crash, Lakeland Ledger, 2003; '''(11)'''  http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D33F9137D1BC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Blades of a Feather, Miami Herald, February 8, 1996; '''(12)''' Ex-Cane Al Blades 23, Killed in Miami Crash, Palm Beach Post, March 2003; '''(13)''' http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D8349BA7F8FD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM A. Blades Waits Another Year to Debut: Torn Knee Ligament Saturday Ends UM Freshman Safety’s Season, Miami Herald, August 11, 1997; '''(14)''' Former Miami star Blades dies in crash, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 21, 2003; '''(15)''' http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SrtNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oQ4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6594,2622158&dq=al-blades+miami&hl=en Former Miami safety Blades killed in car crash, Ocala Star Banner, March 2003
— User:Cbl62, 19:40, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)