Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Ferry

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 03:44, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Bob Ferry

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Bob Ferry

... that Bob Ferry (pictured) is one of only four general managers in National Basketball Association history with 700 wins, 13 playoff appearances, and one championship? Source: The Baltimore Sun; ESPN
- ALT1: ... that Bob Ferry (pictured) was made general manager of the Washington Bullets by selling advertisements for its game programs, giving its management the impression that he "must know a lot about business"? Source: The Baltimore Sun

Reviewed: Tenantry Column
Comment: Eligible per Rule 1d, because it is only scheduled to appear in the "Recent Deaths" section of ITN and not as a bold link. Personal preference for ALT1.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:34, 31 October 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both hooks are good, but I prefer ALT1 because it is funnier/hookier. ALT0 is just a cherrypicked stat basically. AGF on the Baltimore Sun citations. Bait30 ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 16:04, 5 November 2021 (UTC) ALT1 to T:DYK/P5 without image