Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stan London

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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Flibbertigibbets (talk) 13:11, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stan London

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This article was tagged for notability in 2020. As I am looking for sources, I am finding that every major professional team has/had physicians on staff, there are some surgeons that have drawn national attention. There are obituaries for London including a memorial or testimonial from his employer https://www.stlshof.com/dr-stan-london/ Beyond the entry being a memorial "WP:MEMORIAL" or WP is not a memorial; there is no indicator, to me as a matter of opinion, that the subject is notable in any way. Flibbertigibbets (talk) 02:25, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Flibbertigibbets (talk) 02:25, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I would say that this is definitely significant coverage that goes towards passing GNG but more is needed. I think it would be wise to look him up on Newspapers.com. There are some hits there on him but I don't have my access there right now, so I don't know if they are significant coverage. Alvaldi (talk) 10:32, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I checked the source provided and it was an "obit" Wikipedia:Obituaries as sources <-I am a new editor so I cannot make a judgement other than to say that is a eulogy. 99% of the articles are obituaries.

My analysis (opinion) was based on "comparison" to other sports doctors. There are some really notable team doctors (mostly surgeons), most not.

I did find this;

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/10/30/London-named-team-physician-for-All-Star-tour-of-Japan/4905657262800/

But then again, I would say it was just part of his job function (not a differentiator) Flibbertigibbets (talk) 01:22, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Obituaries written by family members or friends would constitute as a primary source. In this case, the source is written by a reporter and published in the sport section of the publication, something that is normaly reserved for individuals that gained some notability through their career, so it is a secondary source that is independent of the subject. While the upi.com source does mention him, it only does so briefly and thus shouldn't be considered a significant source. Alvaldi (talk) 11:34, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep after digging around on Newspapers.com, I found several sources that establish that he has the significant coverage dating from the 1940's from both his athletic and medical career to pass WP:GNG, including [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Alvaldi (talk) 11:35, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks.. for your insight; and updating the article. I am going to close the deletion. Flibbertigibbets (talk)

13:08, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

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