Template:Did you know nominations/Kurt Burris
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 15:06, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
Kurt Burris
- ... that Kurt Burris was the first American football lineman to finish among the top two in the Heisman Trophy voting?
- Source: The Oklahoman: "Burris finished a strong second ... Sixty-one years later, the Burris campaign remains the closest a lineman has come to winning the Heisman."
- ALT1: ... that Kurt Burris, who finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting, was remembered as a "headhunter" who "usually knocked two or three guys out of a game"? Source:
Same source as above which also says: "Lynn Burris called his brother a 'headhunter. He wouldn’t be able to play today. He usually knocked two or three guys out of a game...'" - Reviewed: Los Justicieros and Mark Smith
- Comment: The first hook is the more extraordinary fact (interior lineman almost never get the kudos) but I acknowledge that the term "lineman" may be less understandable to non-USA readers. Accordingly, I have linked the term and have also included alt 1 which, albeit less extraordinary, may be more accessible to a broader audience.
Created by Cbl62 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 379 past nominations.
Cbl62 (talk) 17:51, 2 December 2024 (UTC).
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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| Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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| QPQ: Done. |
Overall: 
Just the one sourcing issue; I don't see anything of issue otherwise with this nom. First hook clearly more interesting than the ALT. Pass; prefer ALT0 to ALT1. ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:48, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Cbl62: Courtesy ping to ensure you've seen this was reviewed. ThaesOfereode (talk) 19:16, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- @ThaesOfereode: Thanks. Sourcing fixed. Cbl62 (talk) 19:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Cbl62: Looks good. Pass. ThaesOfereode (talk) 19:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)