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* ... <s>that one-armed football player '''[[Eugene Neeley]]''' ''(pictured)'' became a consensus first-team [[All-American]] despite his missing right limb? </s>
 
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:*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] A bit short (DYK Check says 1407 characters); otherwise, new enough, neutral, sourced, and without apparent copyvio. Image is PD due to age. The hook is interesting, but could we leave off "despite his missing right limb"? I feel like it's redundant. [[User:EricEnfermero|<font face ="Cambria" color="maroon">'''EricEnfermero'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:EricEnfermero|<font face= "Cambria" color="black">'''HOWDY!'''</font>]]</sup> 10:05, 25 August 2014 (UTC)  
 
:*[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] A bit short (DYK Check says 1407 characters); otherwise, new enough, neutral, sourced, and without apparent copyvio. Image is PD due to age. The hook is interesting, but could we leave off "despite his missing right limb"? I feel like it's redundant. [[User:EricEnfermero|<font face ="Cambria" color="maroon">'''EricEnfermero'''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:EricEnfermero|<font face= "Cambria" color="black">'''HOWDY!'''</font>]]</sup> 10:05, 25 August 2014 (UTC)  
 
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::* Thanks for the review.  I've expanded the article a fair bit and offer a couple of '''alt''' hooks for you to choose from. [[User:Cbl62|Cbl62]] ([[User talk:Cbl62|talk]]) 16:42, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
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* '''alt 1''' ... that one-armed football player '''[[Eugene Neeley]]''' ''(pictured)'' became a consensus first-team [[All-American]]?
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* '''alt 2''' ... that All-American football player '''[[Eugene Neeley]]''' ''(pictured)'' used the stump from his amputated right arm "with telling effect in blocking and straight arming"?
 
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Eugene Neeley

Photograph of Eugene Neeley from The New York Times, October 8, 1916

  • ... that one-armed football player Eugene Neeley (pictured) became a consensus first-team All-American despite his missing right limb?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nominated at 05:49, 24 August 2014 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg A bit short (DYK Check says 1407 characters); otherwise, new enough, neutral, sourced, and without apparent copyvio. Image is PD due to age. The hook is interesting, but could we leave off "despite his missing right limb"? I feel like it's redundant. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 10:05, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the review. I've expanded the article a fair bit and offer a couple of alt hooks for you to choose from. Cbl62 (talk) 16:42, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
  • alt 1 ... that one-armed football player Eugene Neeley (pictured) became a consensus first-team All-American?
  • alt 2 ... that All-American football player Eugene Neeley (pictured) used the stump from his amputated right arm "with telling effect in blocking and straight arming"?