Talk:Pete Vann

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A fact from Pete Vann appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Pete Vann recovered from spinal meningitis to set an NCAA single-season passing record?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pete Vann.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 10:48, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Pete Vann in West Point dress uniform

... that Army quarterback Pete Vann (pictured) recovered from spinal meningitis to set an NCAA single-season passing record?

Source: Spinal meningitis (Vann was "afflicted by the dread spinal meningitis" in December 1950 and hospitalized until the end of January).

NCAA passing record ("he established the NCAA single season record (since broken) for most yards per completion at 23.2").

- Reviewed: First Cathedral of Saint Paul, Bayonet Trench

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 378 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 13:47, 28 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Comment: File:Pete Vann (Army).png is usable as an image hook as it's PD-USGov-Army (sometimes, government entities falsely assert copyright). Bremps... 03:49, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
article is new enough, long enough and within policy. Hook is short enough and interesting. QPQ done. Cbl62, let me know if you want me to review the photo too. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:48, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonzo fan2007: Yes, I see that it is a PD image, so I've added it here. Thanks. Cbl62 (talk) 15:37, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

image is good to go too. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:00, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]