Talk:Jug Bennett/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 22:50, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 22:38, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

I'll give this a review, these smaller football guys have waited long enough. Wizardman 22:38, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Overall I just have two issues with the article and they're more points of clarification. First, we have "He was given the nickname "Jug"." but no further context. Do we know when, who, or why he was nicknamed such? Given that it was in enough sources to be notable I find it hard to believe there's nothing on that. Second, I'm curious of the chronology with the draft and the military service. Was he already in the military when he was drafted, or did he opt to do so later on? Given 1943 was square in the middle of athletes getting picked up more and more quickly for military service, it feels like clarifying that would be important. The sources I peeked at for this seem to say the latter, as I found a May 1943 article noting him joining the army, but you may want to double check that.

That's really all I found to add, since he went to a small college and played sparingly in the pros, that combined with the military service in between makes me not surprised that there's scant information on him, so I'm ok with passing once the above is addressed. Wizardman 22:58, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

As an aside I did check all the sources as well and all are good with no copyright issues. I did have a mild chuckle on one that said he was picked up in the 1942 NFL Draft which is very much incorrect. Wizardman 23:00, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Wizardman, I checked the sources again and cannot find the answer on his nickname. I stated that sentence about his nickname merely as a statement of fact, based on his real name being Earl but his common name being Jug. Can you provide me the May 1943 article you are referencing? I will search, but if you have it, please do share. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:13, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

I just realized I have to reapply for Newspapers.com access. If you have a clipped article you can share, please send my way. Otherwise I will have to wait until I am approved. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Same, I reapplied so I'll have to wait until it goes through before I can find it again. Wizardman 14:34, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Got an approval email so I should be able to find/clip the appropriate articles soon. Wizardman 19:12, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Mine got sent to Newspapers.com. Still waiting for approval. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:50, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Wizardman, just a courtesy ping. My app has sent to them, but hasn't been approved. If you are able to clip the article on his draft and military service, I am happy to revise and clarify. Regarding his nickname, I don't see any reasoning behind it, just clarifying that it is his nickname per the sources that have it versus sources that have his legal name. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:27, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Now that I finally got approval, here's the clip in question: https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-morning-avalanche-ec-jug-ben/156967658/ It's only a small blurb that might not add as much as I originally thought but at least it's something and fine tunes the dates a bit. Wizardman 00:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Wizardman, I have added it to the article. Let me know if there is anything else I can do. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:25, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Looks good. Since I genuinely think there's really nothing further that can be improved on this, I'm willing to pass it as a GA. Wizardman 00:07, 13 October 2024 (UTC)