Talk:Gardner Dow

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A fact from Gardner Dow appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Gardner Dow was the only American college football player to die of sports-related injuries in 1919?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gardner Dow.

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The result was: promoted by DanCherek (talk) 02:34, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Gardner Dow was the only American college football player to die of sports-related injuries in 1919? Source: The New York Tribune (Nov. 30, 1919): https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73277048/college-and-high-school-football-deaths
- ALT1:... that University of Connecticut college football player Gardner Dow died from head injuries sustained during a game in 1919? Source: The Hartford Courant (Mar. 29, 2014): https://www.courant.com/courant-250/moments-in-history/hc-250th-gardner-dow-killed-20140228-story.html

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barnston Manor

Created by Topshelver (talk). Self-nominated at 18:13, 12 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Quite the story, too. Hook facts check out to source and are both interesting, though I prefer ALT0. No textual issues. This one's ready. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:45, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]