Talk:Jimmy Cole (American football)

All-American?

The article cites a press release from the Memphis athletic department for a claim that Cole was selected by the Associated Press as an All-American in 1953. Claims by athletic department PR folks are notoriously inaccurate and/or imprecise in such things as All-America honors. This appears to be such a case. The 1953 AP All-American team, as reported by the Memphis newspaper, is here. Cole is not on it -- not on the first team, not on the second team, and not even among the honorable mentions. Cbl62 (talk) 05:56, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

• In fact, he was merely an "honorable mention" on the Little All-America team. See here. The claim that Cole was an AP All-American in 1953 needs to be removed~ Cbl62 (talk) 06:00, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
• The claim of 1951 All-America status (based on a selection by Williamson) is also dubious. Who was Williamson? I've been researching All-America teams for 15 years and have never heard of such an All-America selector. Cbl62 (talk) 06:07, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

My searches came up empty on an All-America team selected by Williamson. The best I could find is another Little-All America "honorable mention" in 1951. See here. The press release is 0 for 2 on accuracy so far. Cbl62 (talk) 06:13, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: WikiOriginal-9 (talk · contribs) 06:48, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Notes

• added memphis and colleg ref cats
• "with the Memphis State College" remove the
  • Done.
• no college stats
  • Doesn't seem to be any.
• "by commissioner Pete Rozelle." The source doesn't say Pete brought him in
  • Removed.
• infobox says his officiating career ended in 76 but body says 77, the source in the body doesn't even say 1977 or 1976 that i can see
  • Pro Football Archives has him serving through '76, added.

That's all I think. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 07:02, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

• @WikiOriginal-9: BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:35, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

All points have been addressed. Passing the article. Nice work! WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 15:03, 24 October 2023 (UTC)