Template:Did you know nominations/Pete Vann
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 10:48, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
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Pete Vann
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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).
- 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)
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)
- @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)
- image is good to go too. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:00, 30 November 2024 (UTC)