Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elwood Reid
passes  because his books get reviewed.   And, yes, he is "a former college football player."  Here:https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Elwood+Reid%22+++site%3Anytimes.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 is a search in his name  @ NYTimes.com.  It shows both book reviews and feature articles
— User:E, 11:34, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:AUTHOR (Wikipedia:Notability)