Template:Did you know nominations/Edward A. McGurk

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 19:53, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Edward A. McGurk

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... that Edward A. McGurk disbanded the College of the Holy Cross's football team because he did not want it playing outside of Worcester? Source: Kuzniewski, Anthony J. (1999). Thy Honored Name: A History of the College of the Holy Cross, 1843–1994. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-81320-911-1. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
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Created by Ergo Sum (talk). Self-nominated at 02:40, 18 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Edward A. McGurk; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article meets all the requirements for a DYK. The hook is interesting and the article is a pleasant read. I'm happy to pass it. Congratulations! — Golden ^talk 21:06, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Page 169 is missing from the book's preview. So I will take @Ergo Sum:'s word for it. Bruxton (talk) 19:53, 20 August 2023 (UTC)