Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ray Lewis III

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The result was Delete. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 21:01, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Lewis III

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Non-notable high-school football player, just entering college. Fails WP:GNG, WP:NPERSON, WP:NSPORT. Also, notability is not inherited. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 12:54, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Might become notable anyway, but it's too early to tell. --Bongwarrior (talk) 17:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Not "one of the top rated football players in class of 2013", as the article claims. Not even close. Therefore, not notable. --bender235 (talk) 16:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not notable other than being the son of Ray Lewis.--Yankees10 19:06, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Ray Lewis Unless a high school football player somehow scores 12 touchdowns in a game, they're never notable to anyone except local fans and the niche HSF scouting community. Redirect to subject's father is appropriate. Nate • (chatter) 08:17, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:13, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:13, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:13, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect/Delete high school players are rarely notable. What little interest there seems on this particular subject is directed to the primary article as mentioned above. No prejudice to re-create, as the player may likely become notable later in life.--Paul McDonald (talk) 02:51, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not yet notable. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 03:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Bongwarrior. Too early....William 02:49, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Notwithstanding the number of Google hits and some substantial coverage in independent, reliable sources, I believe that the overwhelming majority of the coverage is derivative of his relationship with his clearly notable father. Yes, it is a judgment call, but I generally err on the side of not including high school athletes. As others have rightly pointed out, it's a rare high school athlete who is notable in his own right, and I don't believe this subject is one of those rare exceptions. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 03:44, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.