Talk:Gale Sayers/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kaiser matias (talk · contribs) 08:10, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:

Some general comments:

"Sayers was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 and, aged 34, remains the youngest person to receive the honor." This could be better written. Something like "Sayers was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 at the age of 34, and remains the youngest person to receive the honor." I don't think that is the best either, but it can be improved.

"Born in Wichita, Kansas, but raised in Omaha, Nebraska..." Shouldn't it just be "born in Wichita and raised in Omaha"?

"He was three times recognized as a first-team All-Big Eight selection and was a consensus pick for the College Football All-America Team in both 1963 and 1964." Has no citation.

"In the Bears' final game of the season and the first of Sayers' pro career with his parents in attendance, against the Minnesota Vikings..." It may be better to move the mention of the opponent up in the sentence, as it reads awkwardly like this. So like: "Against the Vikings in the Bears' final game of the season, and the first of Sayers' career with his parents in attendance..."

"In a November game against the Lions..." This is the first mention of the Lions, so need to link Detroit Lions. There may be other occasions like this, I just noticed this one.

In the concussion lawsuit section, it notes that the 2013 suit was filed without his permission. If that is the case, I'd suggest rewording it so it doesn't say things like "Sayers claims," but instead a more generic "the lawsuit claims."

There are a few references to his wife in the later life section, but no mention of when they got married, or really any proper introduction for her. That should be included, if possible, or at least made more prominent.

That's about it. If those are taken care of the article should be good. Kaiser matias (talk) 08:10, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A shame there isn't much on the marriage, but can't fault the article for that. Everything else looks good though. Kaiser matias (talk) 08:59, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I found a New York Times article that talked about his first marriage to Linda McNeil in 1962 which ended in June 1973 and his subsequent marriage in December the same year to Ardythe Elaine Bullard. It also talks about his children. Hope this helps to fill in some missing blanks. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/football/gale-sayers-dead.html Jurisdicta (talk) 22:13, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]