Template:Did you know nominations/C. O. Brocato

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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 AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:37, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

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C. O. Brocato

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Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:58, 16 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/C. O. Brocato; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

  • Another potential hook I thought of: ALT1: ... that football player C. O. Brocato was nicknamed "The Foot" and without "his toe sav[ing] the day" in 1951, the Baylor Bears would not have made their first major bowl game? Source: Waco News-Tribune ("The Foot, whose other business is chilling rivals as linebacker, a delightful habit (to Baylor fans) of never missing a field goal or an extra point when the pressure is on. Thrice in 1951, his toe saved the day.") and Tribune-Herald ("No other college player's right foot meant more to his team in the close important game than did Brocato' to Baylor. You might say the little Bruin linebacker from Shreveport, L.A., a comparative midget at 182 among most of the Baylor forwards literally kicked Baylor into its first major bowl game in its history") BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:06, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
  • QPQ is now overdue; they have to be done within a week of submitting. Schwede66 20:30, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
    • @Schwede66: But I just submitted it yesterday? BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:33, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
      • Apologies; I looked at the creation date and not the posting date. You have a few days to go! Schwede66 21:45, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
  • full review needed. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:38, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
    • , article is new enough and pretty much seven days since moving to mainspace, is clearly long enough and within policy. QPQ is done. Regarding the hook, it is exactly 200 characters. I like the hook, but is there anyway you can shorten it a bit BeanieFan11? It's not essential, but maybe tightening up it was the first time they had accomplished it since 1948 to it was the first time since 1948 or something similar would be helpful. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 18:34, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
      • @Gonzo fan2007: Maybe ALT0b: ... that when coach C. O. Brocato led his high school football team to a winning record in 1960, it was the first time they had done so since 1948–when he led them to a winning season as a player? BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:52, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
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