The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 23:46, 14 July 2012 (UTC) reply
A footballer who plays for a team in the Premier Development League, a non-professional league. Fails WP:NFOOTBALL. He does write blogs for bleacherreport. He just wrote his first blog for the New York Times and has done a few for Equalizer soccer blog. He just graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a degree in journalism. There are no independent, reliable references about him. He is just starting out in his profession. Case of WP:TOOSOON. Prod was contested because, "Added more information, and deleted proposed deletion notice - Bird plays for a fully professional club, and is notable for being a player/journalist." Bgwhite ( talk) 21:51, 7 July 2012 (UTC) reply