` :::It got deleted because WP:NSPORTS is only a rule of thumb, and because articles on people with literally one appearance tend to get neglected to the point of being wildly innaccurate. That wasn't going to happen with Massey, but I figured that Massey was the only person I could do the AfD on without anyone using the ``why my club's player`` defence, which often does work. Depending on how the guideline works over the next few months, there's a good chance that what we used to know as ATHLETE may be significantly altered, so that our ``rule of thumb`` more closely reflects the general notability guideline.  `