Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald "Duck" Richardson

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Acather96 (talk) 17:45, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Donald "Duck" Richardson

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Some high school basketball coach. Does not meet WP:ATHLETE. bender235 (talk) 23:57, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. He's not just "some" high school coach. Richardson was a very highly regarded Georgia high school coach, as the current article hints and other sources bear out, e.g. [1][2][3]. I don't know if there's enough coverage to justify a separate article under the tough notability standards that generally apply to high school coaches, but he is an important figure in the history of his school, justifying at minimum mention and a merge/redirect to Southwest Magnet High School--except that, unfortunately, it appears that the current article may be a copyvio of the press release announcing his 2007 induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[4]--Arxiloxos (talk) 01:33, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've tagged the portion that is a copyvio —Bagumba (talk) 21:12, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Comment" What is different from Coach Richardson's accomplishments and those of HS coach Bob Huerly of New York? 11:54, 29 March 2011 (UTC) Zachery Mitcham — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitchamz (talk • contribs)

After giving it a second thought, I have to agree Coach Richardson might be notable. --bender235 (talk) 14:16, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:24, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:24, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Member of the Georgia sports Hall of Fame and coach of six state championship teams. Article needs to be wikified and edited for style. Carrite (talk) 18:40, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He was named National Coach of the Year to establish more than local/state notability. I've added to the article. Other sources are likely to exist to allow this to grow. —Bagumba (talk) 21:12, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and cleanup. I think the awards demonstrate notability. Qrsdogg (talk) 15:57, 5 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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