Template:Did you know nominations/Wilner Burke

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 10:38, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Wilner Burke

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... that Wilner Burke was the director of the Lumberjack Band, the marching band of the Green Bay Packers, for 42 years? Source: "During his 42-year association with the Packers, Burke built the Lumberjack Band into a unit which not only became synonymous with the team, but gained its own fame and following through its lively performances at both games and special events. Vince Lombardi once called it "the best playing band in the National Football League." Along with directing the band, Burke also could pitch in and play the saxophone."
- Reviewed: Herwig Gössl and WWXL (Illinois)

Promoted to GA by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:33, 13 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Wilner Burke; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Gonzo fan2007: The article was promoted to GA on March 12. It has a readable prose size of 3066 characters. Each claim in the article has a reference. WP:EARWIG shows no copyright violation. The hook is interesting and supported by the source. QPQ was done.

Some comments on the article:

Wilner Edward Burke (May 12, 1908 – June 14, 1985) was American band director known add "an" before "American"
From 1940 to 1981, Burke served as the band director the source [1] says "1939-81". 1939 is also mentioned in the section "Band director". Phlsph7 (talk) 18:07, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Fixed both Phlsph7, thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:30, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, looks good. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:19, 17 March 2024 (UTC)