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This page provides a recommended format for articles about Canadian football players. Not all articles will slavishly conform to this standard; obviously, superstars such as Warren Moon will have longer and more involved articles than less well-known players (ex. Daryl Stephenson).

Also consult the excellent advice at Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography#Tips for writing biographies.

Contents 1 Player Infobox 2 Article Sections 2.1 Lead 2.2 Early life 2.3 Professional career 2.4 Achievements 2.5 Career statistics 2.5.1 Blank version 2.6 References 2.7 External links 3 Categories Used for Players

[edit] Player Infobox

Use {{Infobox CFL player}} if the player has only played professionally in the CFL. Follow the instructions on the documentation page. The template is currently using {{Infobox Gridiron football person}} in an attempt to share a North American football infobox allowing a single infobox on a player's article who has played for CFL, NFL, and AFL. Should that situation change, however, using {{Infobox CFL player}} will permit an easy changeover to a WikiProject Canadian football solution.

For those who have played in more than one professional league, {{Infobox Gridiron football person}} is the best to use.

[edit] Article Sections

[edit] Lead

The first paragraph should be a very short introduction, including the player's position and notable teams for which he played. Do not say that the player "was" a football player unless he is deceased; rather say that he is a retired football player.

The following is a good example:

Another one to three paragraphs should give a concise overview of the article. Consult Wikipedia:Lead section for a good guideline.

[edit] Early life

This section should be several paragraphs in chronological order from birth and childhood, through high school, and university/amateur career.

Some good examples are Wayne Gretzky#Early years from hockey and Moe Berg#Early life from baseball.

[edit] Professional career

The next section should be in paragraph form and provide an overview of the player's professional career. It should note in which draft the player was drafted (or, if the player was undrafted, the article should note that fact). Drafts should be formatted such as: [[2007 CFL Draft]] and [[2007 NFL Draft]]. When noting the year that player did something in the CFL, use the [[2002 CFL season|2002]] tags.

If the player played in different leagues or spent significant time on different teams, you may wish to divide the career into subsections such as at Joe Kapp#Professional career or Wayne Gretzky#NHL career.

The following is an example of a good Professional Career section:

[edit] Achievements

After the Professional career may come a Achievements section. This may include any awards, honours, and records the player has earned. Citations do not necessarily have to be major awards (like the Most Outstanding Player Award or Hec Crighton Trophy), but they do have to be notable. Put them in chronological order, if possible. According to the Manual of Style, embedded lists should follow a "parent" or introductory paragraph. It may, of course, also be written entirely in prose rather than list format if that is suitable.

It is acceptable to list records the person no longer holds, as long is it is noted who took the record from them, and when the record was taken from them. The records listed can be of any level of notoriety and they can be for a franchise, nation, or league. Be sure and note what type of record (team record, league record, etc.) the person holds, as well as the year in which they were set, if applicable.

The following is an example of a bulleted section:

[edit] Career statistics

The next section is a wikitable of the player's statistics. There may be more than one totals section (i.e., for different leagues or level of play) or they may be combined. Please refrain from updating stats mid-season, as it complicates things and Wikipedia's purpose is not to provide up-to-the-date statistics.

Stats for different positions are necessarily different.

The following is an example of a Career Stats entry for a halfback (John Avery):

				Rushing							Receiving
Year	League	Team		Att.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Fumbles		No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
1998	NFL	Miami		143	503	3.5	44	2	5		10	67	6.7	19	1
1999	NFL	Denver		5	21	4.2	11	0	0		4	24	6.0	11	0
2001	XFL	Chicago		150	800	5.3	73	5	?		17	297	17.5	68	2
2002	CFL	Edmonton		229	1,448	6.3	61	9	10		45	387	8.6	31	2
2003	NFL	Minnesota		1	0	0.0	0	0	1		2	24	12.0	13	1
2004	CFL	Toronto		202	974	4.8	74	4	5		48	364	7.6	27	1
2005	CFL	Toronto		109	526	4.8	26	2	4		36	393	10.9	46	3
2006	CFL	Toronto		82	432	5.3	0	2	1		8	41	5.1	17	0
2007	CFL	Toronto		75	327	4.4	0	3	1		7	66	9.4	18	0
Totals				996	5031	5.1	74	27			177	1663	9.4	68	10

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[edit] Blank version

				Rushing							Receiving
Year	League	Team		Att.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Fumbles		No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
year	league	team
year	league	team
Totals

[edit] References

Always cite your sources! No original research!

Every statement can be referenced to a source using <ref>Author, [url title], publisher, page.</ref> in the body of the article and placing a {{Reflist}} template under a References or Notes section.

A bibliography may also be listed in MLA format.

Consult Wikipedia:Citing sources and Wikipedia:Footnotes for more information and Wikipedia:Citation templates for simplifying ref citing.

[edit] External links

Relevant external links such as official websites or team biographies should be included in a bulleted list in an External links section.

[edit] Categories Used for Players

The main category is Category:Canadian football players but nearly all articles should use more precise sub-categories. There are also Category:Canadian Football League coaches (with team sub-categories) and Category:Canadian Football League executives categories.

Most players will have several categories to which they will belong. Each player should have a category for their nationality, position, and for each team that he or she has ever been a member. All CFL and NFL teams have categories as well as most U.S. college teams (Category:College football players). CIS players can be listed by university (Category:Alumni by university or college in Canada).

Categories are placed at the bottom of the article and any stub tags are placed below those at the very bottom so they may be easily found and removed when it is no longer a stub. Always place the code {{DEFAULTSORT:family name, given name}} before the categories and stub tags to ensure they are correctly alphabetized in the categories.

Here is an example: