Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grenville Anderson

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. No arguments for deletion left. Davewild (talk) 16:59, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Grenville Anderson

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I cannot find any sources on Google about "Grenville Anderson", other than one about him being the vice president of a company. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:33, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I speedied the first version of this earlier as a straight copy viol of this Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:26, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The Northern Star in Lismore, New South Wales reported on February 18, 2010 that he was "the only man in national speedway history to win four Australian super sedan championships", and called him a "legend". A race at the Lismore Speedway is named after him. No BLP concerns - he died in 2004. Keep if more references can be found. Cullen328 (talk) 21:40, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Many regard Grenville Anderson as the greatest Australian Speedway Sedan driver ever. I watched him drive and he was the greatest without a doubt. A National Blue Ribbon event known as "The Grenville" is held in his honour each year. Info on Grenville at his memorial facebook page can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=43092671886&v=info I started this article. I was given permission from the authors and publishers of an article published after his death to use that as a stub. The Wikipedia bot deleted it. I haven't done a Wikipedia article before and expect to be on a learning curve. When every NRL player in every Australian Rugby League team has a wikipedia entry and there is none for Grenville then something has to be done. This article *must* remain and must be developed. - Billrinoz
- The Sydney Morning Herald reported his death (briefly) on June 1, 2004, calling him a "champ". He was grievously injured in a crash in 1993, so references from the time when he was a champion driver may be unavailable online. Cullen328 (talk) 21:48, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:04, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:04, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I agree about the rugby players (and by extension soccer and American football etc) - unfortunately, they usually manage to be referenced and are defended by a policy that gives notability to professional sports people whether or not they actually really do anything much or not. This article is currently unreferenced and the addition of references would help greatly. They don't have to be online - a reference to the race named for him might be online - but if they are, so much the better. Having said that, many articles are referenced purely in hard copy. Peridon (talk) 15:02, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I've added some references and started to Wikify the article. I've also left a message offering help on Billrinoz's talk page. Cullen328 (talk) 17:54, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"Grenville won in the era before super sedans - notching three national titles in the sedans of the day before the advent of today’s high-tech super sedans. His fourth national title was recorded during the 1992/1993 season at Tasmania’s Latrobe Speedway. With four wins Grenville Anderson stands as a colossus - above all others - the master of the title." from "Start your Super Sedan engines" by Dennis Newlyn in The Northern Star, 18 February 2009. duffbeerforme (talk) 16:07, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I'm going, just, with a keep on this. Multiple Australian Champ. There is not much coverage available online but he was a multiple champ in tthe period between 75-80, not hte best for online coverage. There is also the Hall of Fame thing (not individually seen on wikipedia as a notable hall of fame yet but they have had inductions announced in The West Australian, 30 July 2008, and The Advertiser, 2 June 2007 and that's without looking at motoring magazines). duffbeerforme (talk) 16:17, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Duffbeerforme (even though I prefer good beer...). Article has been greatly improved. Thanks to Cullen328. Peridon (talk) 22:39, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - My issues are resolved. Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:05, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the refs that have been found which have satisfied the nominator's concerns. Also found this article which sort of references the crash in the early '90s, if that's of any use to anyone trying to build the article. Jenks24 (talk) 04:57, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - He is was a notable driver. References demonstrate that he passes WP:GNG. Kugao (talk) 19:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.