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What is meant by citation for "...at Woodward..." as below:

Track and field {section title}

"Peterson followed in his mother's footsteps to excel in track & field 'at Woodward', where he won several medals in events such as the 100 meters..."

Shouldn't this reference Palestine High School and - if not - where and what, in the context of this article, is Woodward?

misread

Misread something Sarcasmsc (talk) 15:01, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Peterson is not the oldest NFL running back to make first team All-Pro, it is John Riggins

There may even be older ones, but instantly know the claim on the third paragraph of this page is demonstrably false; "In 2015, Peterson became the oldest running back to be named first-team All-Pro at 30." John Riggins was 34 when he made 1st team All-Pro. Source; Wikipedia and PFR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RiggJo00.htm 108.56.194.78 (talk) 15:18, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dancing With the Stars

This page appears to be locked, but an administrator or someone should add that Adrian Peterson competed on Dancing With the Stars in 2023. 2600:1700:8570:2920:F1EC:97D4:E1A1:941 (talk) 17:35, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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As already stated in the "talk" section of the Adrian Peterson article; Peterson is not the oldest NFL running back to make first team All-Pro, it is John Riggins. There may even be older ones, but the claim on the third paragraph of the AP page is demonstrably false; "In 2015, Peterson became the oldest running back to be named first-team All-Pro at 30." John Riggins was 34 years old when he made 1st team All-Pro. The suggested change is to simply remove this false statement. Source; PFR (removed wikipedia source)

^[1] ^[2] NFL stat pedant (talk) 14:56, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

Done SSSB (talk) 11:23, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/allpro.htm

[2] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RiggJo00.htm

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