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A fact from Jeff Allen (defensive back, born 1948) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 November 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that football player Jeff Allen had an "ability to scramble through small holes" that earned him the nickname "Rat"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jeff Allen (defensive back, born 1948).

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GA Review

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Reviewer: WikiOriginal-9 (talk · contribs) 04:57, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (No original research): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Notes

Added running backs, wide receivers, return specialists, and Cardinals cats
I found his Iowa State rushing and receiving stats here
- Added.
I assume you couldn't find anything on his life after football?
- Wasn't able to.

That's all I could find. Really nice work. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 04:57, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:37, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- All points have been addressed. Passing the article. Nice work! WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 23:39, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by 97198 talk 12:43, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that football player Jeff Allen had an "ability to scramble through small holes" that earned him the nickname "Rat"? Source: The Gazette
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Beegum, California
- Comment: Note that it could take until around November 3/4 for me to get a QPQ, hopefully that's alright.

Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:53, 27 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jeff Allen (defensive back, born 1948); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Like the hook. Too bad his career fell off a cliff. New GA at 7 days, long enough, neutral/well-sourced/no copyvio. @BeanieFan11: Will be ready when QPQ is added, no rush of course. And hey, if you really want to make a thing of football Jeff Allens, Jeff Allen (athletic trainer) of Alabama seems notable ([1], [2]). Hameltion (talk | contribs) 14:46, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- @BeanieFan11: Still waiting for QPQ, this is a fun hook so don't want it to be archived. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 17:59, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - Sorry, will finish later today (already started this one, just have to finish it). BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:00, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - @Hameltion: Reviewed a QPQ – apologies for the delay. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
      - Hameltion (talk | contribs) 23:00, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]