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Yes, I used a source that primarily talks about John Gillen Jr as a way of establishing that this John is in fact a Sr. Usage of a source that is mostly about a guy's son does not make that guy's name suddenly his son's name. If you're going to be snarky about what "the Badger247 source" says, I'd recommend reading it first. Thanks Duckpasta (talk) 06:04, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Also a second addition: As is pretty standard in articles about football players whose sons have also had athletic careers, I made reference to two of Gillen's sons also becoming college football players, one of whom was John Jr. This pretty clearly justifies the use of this source. In short: don't make edits correcting someone when it's clear you don't know what you're talking about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duckpasta (talk • contribs) 06:06, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]