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A fact from Russell Wilson appeared on Misplaced Pages's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 January 2009, and was viewed approximately 435 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that, in 2008, college football player Russell Wilson of North Carolina State became the first freshman quarterback to ever be named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team?

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Updated Weight for 2013

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Please change Weight: 206 lb (93 kg) to Weight: 214 (97 kg)

He's listed at 206 on the current page, he claims to be 214, 215 in this interview (http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Russell-Wilson-OTA-Press-Conference/ce78df98-28b6-4a0b-bcd3-ddd520a9dce5).

I noticed that as well, but I'm not 100% sure on the guidelines for whether Misplaced Pages only uses official NFL sources for that info or not. His Seahawks.com and NFL.com profiles still list 206. I'll check the NFL WikiProject page and find out. SGMD1 /_Contribs 12:48, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Wilson's master's degree

The only reliable source I've found that Wilson graduated from his master's program is the May 2012 commencement program on the University of Wisconsin website. I'd like to be able to add another source though if anyone can find one. SGMD1 /_Contribs 13:17, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Well the announcers just said during the game today that Wilson is a 50 page paper short of his Masters degree so I'm going to remove this sentence from the article. SGMD1 /_Contribs 22:48, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Inclusion of NC State in Infobox

There have been a couple edits recently adding and removing NC State from the infobox. Is there any consensus on this? The Troy Aikman infobox lists both colleges that he attended, while Cam Newton only lists Auburn even though he attended three schools. Wilson however graduated from both NC State and Wisconsin so his situation is a bit different. SGMD1 /_Contribs 22:30, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

No, the situation is not different. We list the schools that NFL.com list, not the schools that you think should be listed. Thanks for acknowledging that. --bender235 (talk) 08:53, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

College baseball career section

Found a few sources that would be useful for expanding this section if anyone wants to work on it (1, 2). The Gaston Gazette has a few good articles in their archives about his college baseball stuff. Turns out Wilson was drafted twice - once by the Baltimore Orioles right out of high school. SGMD1 /_Contribs 17:08, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Fine

All right, I removed the part about his favorite TV show only to have it reverted and told to discuss it here. The fact that we'd even consider such unencyclopedic material is absolutely ludicrous to me. Who disagrees? Go Phightins! (talk) 18:56, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Wilson has said that his favorite TV show is Entourage. I understand that it may seem like "unnecessary" info but it is cited material and there are no WP:BLP issues with it. As an example of something similar, the first line under the Personal Life heading in Mark Sanchez (which currently has Good Article status) says "Sanchez is an avid fan of musical theatre" so this type of material isn't without precedent. SGMD1 /_Contribs 18:57, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

See WP:OTHERSTUFF. Go Phightins! (talk) 19:00, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Fair point, but I didn't compare the inclusion of this piece of information to just any other article. I will reiterate that Mark Sanchez has Good Article status, which means it went through a comprehensive review process. SGMD1 /_Contribs 19:05, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

All right, that's true, but I don't think this is necessary for comprehensive coverage on Wilson. A question I like to ask is, "In x (for the sake of argument here let's say 5) years is anyone going to want to know x (in this case what his favorite tv show five years ago is)" By that time, I'd guess it'd be something else. Also, there is no way to verify in 2 months what his favorite TV show is. Even in Sanchez's case, the statement is that he's a fan of theatre, not a specific show, but theatre in general. Go Phightins! (talk) 19:09, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

I think this is a question of prose. You're right that in five years this info will be outdated and probably no longer accurate. Maybe it should be changed to "In 2012, Wilson said" or something along those lines. But this is a living document so it's impossible to write this article in the context of what will make sense five years from now. Five years ago, the first line of this article would've said "Russell Wilson is a quarterback at NC State." SGMD1 /_Contribs 19:16, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, but that had to do with something garnering continuing coverage...I doubt it receives major press if and when he changes his favorite TV show. I guess I would be OK with it being changed to "In 2012", but I still think that this is not encyclopedic information, but I'll stipulate to consensus. Let's wait a day or two and see if anyone else comments. Go Phightins! (talk) 19:19, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Sounds good. Another option I'll throw out there is that since he said it in the context of being named the starter (he was asked by a reporter how he celebrated being named the starter and responded that he watched a few episodes of his favorite show, Entourage), perhaps the sentence could be changed to reflect that? It would solve the problem of becoming outdated and would provide more context too. SGMD1 /_Contribs 19:24, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

That's acceptable I suppose, but let's wait. Go Phightins! (talk) 19:26, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Russell Wilson's birthplace

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Russell was born in Cincinnati, OH. 69.119.94.236 (talk) 04:53, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Done. I remember him saying this in a press conference, I'll add that reference shortly. SGMD1 /_Contribs 08:27, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Add to awards

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VIZIO Top Value Performer (2012) http://blog.vizio.com/post/41356165101/russell-wilson-wins-vizio-top-value-performer-fans

Done. SGMD1 /_Contribs 08:27, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

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