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The lead is for important topics within the subject, so why are there red links? How important are those minor league teams to note in the lead?
I personally thought it was important to mention as they each were professional (and each are most likely GNG passes and deserve articles). BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:31, 27 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
On the other hand, the lead doesn't mention his (brief) professional baseball career or anything about being from New Jersey.
I added both to the lead.
Early life and high school career
Many of those details are not covered by sources.
I think each is covered by a source. Let me know if I'm wrong.
MOS:QUOTATIONS: there are a few places where I think you are overusing quotes from contemporary articles, and the first paragraph of this section is one of them. You have reproduced every word of this source. Why?
Removed.
[[Plainfield High School (New Jersey)|Plainfield]] is an WP:EASTEREGG. I thought it was going to Plainfield, New Jersey. Please change to display "Plainfield High School".
Done.
The quote in the second paragraph of this section is again repetitive with your text.
Removed.
College career
What does it mean that he "did good" against West Virginia?
I don't think quoting the November 21 article helps.
What about a shortened version? e.g. "He was described by The Wilkes Barre-Record as 'a good punter, the best forward passer on the squad and a shifty man with the ball, making him a triple threat player."
Any idea what the 1926 injury was that required an operation?
I wasn't able to find it.
"He" didn't shut out Bucknell, 9-0, the team did, while he scored three points and contributed to the other six.
Changed wording.
I also don't see the benefit of the Pittsburgh quote.
Removed.
Do we know what "all-Eastern teams"? Any particular organizations? Might need more context for the lay reader on what it means (i.e., not an actual all-star game that he played in)
Don't start a paragraph with "He", for clarity, start it with his surname
Done.
How did these "minor league" football teams play an NFL team? Is that a thing that happened back then?
I think so.
And how did he play one game for Atlantic City and then just go join another team?
I just could not find how/why he did that. The last mention of him with Atlantic City comes here (also at [3][4]) and the very next mention of him is when he's signed by Clifton Heights four days later ([5]). BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:57, 25 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
I think this section needs some expansion in general. You mention two more games with the Paterson Night Hawks before he retires. Looking around Newspapers.com, I see this useful source saying Paterson needed to fill out its roster. This article you did clip but didn't use.
Well I added a little bit more but I don't see what else to add.
Personal life
Also start the paragraphs with his surname
Done
Is there nothing else of note about his later life? In looking through Newspapers.com, I see a Johnny Roepke who was apparently in high school in Passaic NJ in the 1940s, which makes finding more about this subject a little more challenging.
I couldn't find much else other than what I already wrote. BTW the Passaic Roepke may be the Penn State athlete's son, as his obituary ([6]) mentions "He is survived by his widow, Anne, and two sons, John of Wayne, and Robert of Passaic."
The comment from "Early life and high school career" about unsourced content is that the first source doesn't give his birth date, birth place, or high school.