Talk:Vic Hall

This article was nominated for deletion on 30 April 2010 (UTC). The result of the discussion was keep.

A fact from Vic Hall appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 August 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that quarterback Vic Hall broke the Virginia state record for total yards as a high school junior and then broke his own record as a senior?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/August.

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Notability[edit]

I removed the prod because I think it is fairly evident Hall meets WP:GNG through extensive significant media coverage, even though he may fail WP:Athlete. Here is just what I've turned up in a very cursory search. If anyone else is so inclined, feel free to incorporate these sources' information into the article...

Additional sources to improve article[edit]

In furtherance of the point raised in the above post, I compiled a list of source articles that focus on Hall as the principal subject. In hopes that a Virginia fan (or anyone else) might pick up the mantle to improve the article, I list those sources here: (1) Under Center and Overjoyed: In His Final Year at Virginia, Hall Gets His Chance to Focus on Quarterback, The Washington Post, (2) Cavs' Hall Starred at QB; Now He's on the Defensive, The Washington Post, (3) Opportunity knocks for UVa's Vic Hall: After four years at cornerback, Vic Hall returns to quarterback full time for the first time since his record-breaking prep career, The Roanoke Times, (4) Cavs shouldn't forget about Vic Hall, The Roanoke Times, (5) Hall caps brilliant career: Vic Hall concludes his high school football career at Gretna with a second state title and nearly 14,000 yards total offenses, The Roanoke Times, (6) Groh: Hall will start - at punt returner Augusta Free Press, (7) The Star of the Show, Daily Press - Newport News, Va., (8) Gretna to retire Vic Hall’s jersey, Go Dan River, (9) http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/ball-halls-hands-battle-uva-qb-begins, The Virginian-Pilot, (10) Hall's new position? All over the place: Virginia's Vic Hall, The Free Lance Star, (11) Vic Hall: Doing it all, The Roanoke Times, (12) UVa’s Hall samples life on offense, The News & Advance, (13) Vic Hall makes splashy return to offensive unit, Richmond Times-Dispatch, (14) Blue skies for Hall: While the former Gretna star was known for being a QB in high school, he continues to show the Cavs his versatility, The Roanoke Times, (15) Chicago Bears sign former Gretna, UVa standout Vic Hall, The News & Advance, April 27, 2010, (16) HALL SHOWS UVA WHAT IT'S MISSED, The Roanoke Times, November 30, 2008, (17) Vic Hall: Doing it all: The versatile Gretna product approaches his final game at UVa, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 25, 2009, (18) Hall at QB surprises Hokies: The former Gretna quarterback moves from cornerback for Virginia to playmaker, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 30, 2008, (19) Hall moves over to defense Former prep QB star finding his niche with Cavs, The Winchester Star, August 31, 2007, (20) Multi-talented Hall ignores the pressure, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, August 16, 2008, (21) Hall sparks both offense, defense: Cavaliers against Hokies, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 30, 2008, (22) UVa's Hall samples life on offense, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, November 30, 2008, (23) Probe continues in UVa athlete's assault (concerns assault on Hall), Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News, June 26, 2007, (24) Walking tall: Size doesn't slow UVa's Vic Hall, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News, September 5, 2009, (25) Hall to be tested again, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 19, 2007, (26) HALL'S FAME STRETCHES BEYOND GRETNA, The Roanoke Times, December 14, 2004, (27) Bruised hip limits Vic Hall's mobility, The Roanoke Times, September 13, 2009, (28) Hall tries to deflect attention, but he can't avoid spotlight, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), April 19, 2009, (29) Hall showing Cavs his versatility The cornerback does a little bit of everything for virginia, including scoring touchdowns, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA), October 3, 2007, (30) UVa's Vic Hall a do-it-all player for the Cavaliers, The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), July 26, 2009. Cbl62 (talk) 15:13, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]