A fact from Connie Carberg appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 July 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Connie Carberg, the NFL's first female scout, made mock drafts as a hobby while growing up?
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Hi Eagles247, review follows: article created 8 June; article exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't notice any overly close paraphrasing; hook is interesting and mentioned in the article; hook fact checks out to source cited; a QPQ has been done (as a second reviewer). What a great new article on an interesting subject, thanks for writing this - Dumelow (talk) 21:53, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Yoninah: I don't find that hook particularly interesting, considering there were 17 draft rounds in 1975 (as opposed to only seven in 2020). Being the first female scout in NFL history is a much more impressive feat considering there have still only been a handful of women who have ever been members of an NFL team's football operations department. Eagles24/7(C)14:36, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3:... that former New York Jets scout Connie Carberg recalled, "I just wanted to jump out of the chair," when the team confirmed her recommendation of Mark Gastineau?
ALT4: ... that former NFL scout Connie Carberg was the third member of her family to work for the New York Jets?
I also think 'first female' hooks should be reserved for when there's nothing else interesting. There's plenty interesting about Carberg. Kingsif (talk) 20:02, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Being the first in this particular case is a remarkable achievement and could even interest those who aren't into American football, ALT4 is much more niche and my not be interesting to those unfamiliar with the New York Jets. It could be possible to combine the "first scout" with any of the other hook proposals given here. Perhaps as a compromise, a combination of ALT0 and ALT4 could work? Narutolovehinata5tccsdnew03:09, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
ALT6 is a bit niche since not everyone would know who Hayes is (especially those who aren't into college football). ALT5 might be a better option in this case (I've linked to mock draft for the benefit of readers). Narutolovehinata5tccsdnew06:16, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Eagles247, review follows: article created 8 June; article exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't notice any overly close paraphrasing; hook is interesting and mentioned in the article; hook fact checks out to source cited; a QPQ has been done (as a second reviewer). What a great new article on an interesting subject, thanks for writing this - Dumelow (talk) 21:53, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
@Eagles247: would you mind submitting a hook about what she's actually accomplished, besides being the "first woman"? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:49, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
Thank you. We need a review for ALT5. Pinging @Dumelow: @Kingsif: @Narutolovehinata5:. Yoninah (talk) 18:56, 1 July 2020 (UTC)