# Talk:Bob Hainlen

I reverted this because the reference is not true.  The reference to the 6 foot 7 high jump by a total and complete novice, when the world record was 6 foot 11, is obviously an exaggeration by a high school athletic coach to a small town newspaper reporter in middle America in the 40's.  The rest of the guy's statement is very colorfully BSed as well but can't be disproved.  Yes, the reference exists, but the quote in the reference can't be true.  Wikipedia is about truth, not about slavishly following references that are in error.  I'm sure I could find many references that state the earth is flat, but that does not mean I can quote those and totally rewrite the Wikipedia article to state that the earth is indeed flat.  Think; a partisan, dingbat athletics coach makes an offhand exaggerated untrue remark that is picked up by a small town reporter and subsequently printed, and decades later Wikipedia touts this as true because 'It was printed in a (small town) newspaper decades ago'???  I hope that is not how it works.  If so, I've got some work to do on the flat earth article!!! Dr.gregory.retzlaff (talk) 02:33, 19 December 2024 (UTC)