Talk:Night Train Lane

Article name

I'm not sure what the "status" quo was when you started, but for now - it's at least at a location that *could* be considered proper disambig (as opposed to say Dick Lane (football). The real issue hear is - should it in fact be Night Train Lane instead of Dick Lane. I'm kinda thinking we need some more opinions on this but i've read WP:D and WP:NAME and I *think* they support just putting this at Night Train Lane. Thoughts? Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat  21:07, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Two different stories on "Night Train" nickname

This article in one place says the name came from a song he listened to, and in another its says from his mode of transport. One can't be right. GeneCallahan (talk) 04:23, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

There is no proof at all that Lane got his nickname from a type of wine he supposedly drank. This article really needs some work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.141.154.97 (talk) 06:24, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

As I understand it, the nickname came because he was afraid to fly, so he always the "Night Train" on Friday to get to away games. This is from an NFL Films story on the 10 most feared tacklers. Lane was ranked second all time, for what that is worth. You can verify this by watching the clip (not posted). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.225.241.25 (talk) 19:50, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Date of birth

The Pro Football Hall of Fame website(linked to in this entry) states that Lane was born in 1928, not 1927 as is claimed in the entry, and he was therefore 73, not 74, when he died. I'm curious as to the source of the 1927 birthdate and if there are any other sources that also give 1927 as Lane's year of birth.72.49.235.222 (talk) 18:00, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

As Lane's biography at his official website also lists Lane's year of birth as 1928, I am going to change the entry.72.49.235.222 (talk) 18:02, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 23 September 2016

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The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 08:33, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

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Dick Lane (American football) → Night Train Lane – Per WP:COMMONNAME. Most commonly referenced sources refer to him as simply "Night Train Lane", including NFL.com, Pro-Football-Reference, and NYT obituary. And it would avoid the need for disambiguation. Lizard (talk) 22:04, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

• Support per nom. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 22:14, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
• Alternative move supported. I support a move to Dick "Night Train" Lane under WP:COMMONNAME. There are some sources, as referenced by Lizard, that omit Lane's given name. However, the usage in Lane's case is mixed and most commonly includes his nickname "Dick". Lane's football cards referred to him as "Dick Lane" (e.g. here, here, here, and here). During his playing career, press coverage commonly referred to him as "Dick 'Night Train' Lane" or "Dick (Night Train) Lane". E.g., 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 1965. This remained the case even after his playing career. E.g., Los Angeles Times obit, AP obituary, Washington Post obit, AP story on PFHOF enshrinement, his official Detroit Lions biography (here), Bob Berghaus' book on the "Black and Blue" division (here, Chicago Tribune profile (here). Likewise, he is referred to as both "Dick" and "Night Train" in his PFHOF bio here. After assessing the usage, I support a move to Dick "Night Train" Lane. Compare Paul "Tank" Younger. Cbl62 (talk) 23:56, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

• Although I'm not a big fan of nickname quotes in article titles, that does seem to be the most common iteration, so I'd support this alternative. The main point is that he's hardly ever referred to as just Dick Lane. Lizard (talk) 00:11, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

• Lane's official web site also refers to him as Dick "Night Train" Lane. See here. Cbl62 (talk) 03:46, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

• Support: Dick "Night Train" Lane, which seems to be the common form. Randy Kryn 17:00, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
• Support: alternate move--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:42, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
• Support Either one is better than just Dick Lane. I've usually heard just "Night Train Lane", and do not care for quotes in titles (Vernon "Catfish" Smith really?), though cbl makes good points. Cake (talk) 14:03, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

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Birth mother's name

Sourcing is mixed as to his birth mother's name. Some say "Etta Mae King" and others say "Johnnie Mae King". At this point, I'm not certain which is correct. Cbl62 (talk) 10:03, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Sup

Hi 2600:6C46:4000:16A0:E0BD:8527:86D2:DC18 (talk) 20:55, 20 November 2021 (UTC)