- 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 Capsulecap (talk) 19:07, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
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Fred Marples
- ... that Fred Marples ran on a relay team that won the Canadian Track and Field Championships and was undefeated in its first fifteen races? [1]
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that Fred Marples helped soldiers play hockey? - ALT2:...
that Fred Marples helped assemble the largest Canadian Olympic team to date?
- Reviewed: Roxham Road
Created by Flibirigit (talk). Self-nominated at 18:06, 31 July 2021 (UTC).
- I have struck ALT2 since the 1924 Canadian Olympic delegation was the second largest team to date, not the largest. I will propose some reworded versions of ALT1. Flibirigit (talk) 13:55, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
- ALT3:... that Fred Marples felt it was the duty of all Canadians to ensure the strongest possible national team at the Olympics? [2]
- ALT4:... that ice hockey executive Fred Marples officiated track and field events at the Summer Olympics and British Empire Games? [3]
I have proposed new hooks above. I tried to think of something hooky about World War I and hockey, but nothing came to me. A full review is needed. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 00:17, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
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Overall: 
The initial hook is generally interesting because it indicates achievement and would interest many people. ALT 3 could also be interesting because of how seemingly humorous it is, but I don't think it was intended to be funny. In an unironic sense, I don't find it interesting. ALT 4 is probably the most interesting; it showcases that the executive has officiated major sporting events, thus it could be interesting to many people, even those who are mildly interested in sports. Not to mention, a hockey official officiating events for track and field is kind of funny, which expands its audience. I am passing ALT 4. Lazman321 (talk) 14:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)