Template:Did you know nominations/George Curtis (footballer, born 1939)
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by The C of E (talk) 06:44, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
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George Curtis (footballer, born 1939)
- ... that in January 1987 George Curtis said "our name is on the cup", and he was proved correct five wins later? Source: "Singers to Sky Blues: The Story of Coventry City Football Club" ISBN 978-0-86023-452-4, p.111 (offline book source): "A week before the game at Old Trafford, the team escaped freezing weather conditions with a trip to Spain, returning to face inevitable media attention. With all the bravado required for such occasions Curtis declared to the cameras, 'Our name is on the Cup'".
- ALT1:... that George Curtis played football for a Royal Air Force base during his time as a Coventry City player, but "scarcely broke sweat"? Source: Coventry Evening Telegraph Football edition, 2 January 1960, page 3 (requires British Newspaper Archive subscription to view): "The big trouble is, as he so graphically put it to me, that he scarecely 'breaks sweat' in those Service games".
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1978 Chicago Marathon
- Comment: Currently featured in the RD slot on ITN. It's also now a GA, but I'm nominating it under the 5× expansion rule in the hopes of claiming some WikiCup points.
5x expanded by Amakuru (talk). Self-nominated at 12:40, 20 July 2021 (UTC).
... Reads well, GA and 5 X expanded. both hooks in article and followed directly by inline citations to references behind paywalls. QPQ provided and no copyvio issues. Pass both hooks. My understanding of football is getting better. thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 13:18, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
