A fact from Mike Koken appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 March 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that after surviving D-Day, former quarterback Mike Koken wrote that playing American football for Notre Dame left one "prepared for the toughest stuff the Jerries can throw at you"?
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... that after surviving D-Day, former quarterback Mike Koken wrote that playing American football for Notre Dame left one "prepared for the toughest stuff the Jerries can throw at you"? Source: "From Mike Koken". The South Bend Tribune. August 1, 1944. p. 12 ("When we landed here, I had to march eight miles with a full pack, after wading ashore under fire in water up to my waist. It's a tough and rugged life, but when you've had three years of varsity football at Notre Dame, with every team you meet shooting at you, then you're prepared for the toughest stuff the Jerries can throw at you.")
5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:54, 28 February 2022 (UTC).Reply
Hi Cbl62, review follows: article more than 5x expanded on 24 February; article is well written and exceeds minimum length; sourcing looks OK (though I am not an expert on US sports reference sites, so AGF on those); I didn't find any issue with overly close paraphrasing in some random checks; hook is interesting and mentioned in the article, AGF on offline source; a QPQ has been carried out. Handful of queries - Dumelow (talk) 12:24, 3 March 2022 (UTC)Reply
Is there a typo of "Rock" for "Rockne" in the blockquote, or perhaps it's a nickname?
"Receiving yards:44" is in the infobox but not mentioned in the main text and so is uncited
Likewise his height, weight and death date.
@Dumelow: The reference to "Rock" is a direct quote, referring to Notre Dame's head coach Knute Rockne. I added the infobox cites as requested. Thanks for the review. Cbl62 (talk) 13:02, 3 March 2022 (UTC)Reply
Hi Cbl62, review follows: article more than 5x expanded on 24 February; article is well written and exceeds minimum length; sourcing looks OK (though I am not an expert on US sports reference sites, so AGF on those); I didn't find any issue with overly close paraphrasing in some random checks; hook is interesting and mentioned in the article, AGF on offline source; a QPQ has been carried out. Handful of queries - Dumelow (talk) 12:24, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
