Template:Infobox CFL biography/doc

John Smith
No. 1
	Caption
Nickname(s)	Jonno
Born:	January 15, 1981; City
Died:	Error: Death date (first date) must not be in the future; City
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	International
Position(s)	QB/HB/FB/WR/TE
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
College	Wikipedia
High school	Wikipedia High School
AFL entry	2008
AFL draft	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by	Wikipedians
CFL draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by	Wikipedians
Common draft	1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by	Wikipedians
Expansion draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by	Wikipedians
NFL draft	2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Supplemental draft	2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100
Drafted by	Wikipedians
Hand	Right
Passing style	Over
Career highlights and awards
	2008 League MVP;
Career stats
TD-INT	273-139
Yards	40,551
QB Rating	92.3
Comp-Att	3,409-5,391
%	63.2
GP-GS	192-164
	Playing stats at Arenafootball.com; Playing stats at CFL.ca; Playing stats at NFL.com;
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2008; College Football Hall of Fame, 2008; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2008;

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As administrator
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...	...
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Career stats
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	Playing stats at Arenafootball.com; Playing stats at ArenaFan.com; Playing stats at CFL.ca; Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at CBSsports.com; Coaching stats at Pro Football Reference;
	/ Canadian Football Hall of Fame, {{{CFHOFYear}}}; College Football Hall of Fame, {{{CollegeHOFYear}}}; Pro Football Hall of Fame, {{{PFHOFYear}}};
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Career information
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Career history
As player
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Career highlights and awards
	{{{career_highlights}}}
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca; Playing stats at NFL.com;

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox CFL biography.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua:

Intended uses

This infobox template is intended to be used for current and former Canadian Football League (CFL) players, coaches and administrators.

This infobox template is not intended to be used for current and former National Football League (NFL) players, coaches and administrators, nor for players, coaches and administrators in the several NFL predecessor leagues, including the American Professional Football Association (APFA, 1920–1921), All-America Football Conference (AAFC, 1946–1949), American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969). This template is also not used for Arena Football League players, coaches and administrators. All of the foregoing use Template:Infobox NFL biography. This template may be more appropriate for a player, coach, or administrator who played in the NFL but is most notable for their CFL career.

This template is also not used for American college football players, which use Template:Infobox college football player, nor for American college football coaches, which use Template:Infobox college coach, the uniform template for college coaches in all American college sports.

Blank template

Standard

{{Infobox CFL biography
| name              = 
| number            = 
| team              = 
| image             = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| birth_date        = 
| birth_place       = 
| death_date        = 
| death_place       = 
| status            = 
| import            = 
| position1         = 
| height_ft         = 
| height_in         = 
| weight_lb         = 
| college           = 
| CIS               = 
| high_school       = 
| CFLDraftedYear    = 
| CFLDraftedRound   = 
| CFLDraftedPick    = 
| CFLDraftedTeam    = 
| NFLDraftedYear    = 
| NFLDraftedRound   = 
| NFLDraftedPick    = 
| NFLDraftedTeam    = 
| playing_years1    = 
| playing_team1     = 
| career_highlights = 
| CFL               = 
| NFL               = 
}}

All parameters

{{Infobox CFL biography
| embed                  = 
| name                   = 
| number                 = 
| team                   = 
| image                  = 
| image_upright          = 
| alt                    = 
| caption                = 
| nickname               = 
| birth_date             = 
| birth_place            = 
| death_date             = 
| death_place            = 
| status                 = 
| import                 = 
| position               = <!-- or: position1 -->
| position2              = 
| position3              = 
| position4              = 
| position5              = 
| uniform_number         = <!-- or: jersey -->
| height_ft              = 
| height_in              = 
| weight_lb              = <!-- or: weight_lbs -->
| college                = 
| CIS                    = 
| amateur_title          = 
| amateur_team           = 
| high_school            = <!-- or: highschool -->
| AFLRookieYear          = 
| AFLDraftedYear         = 
| AFLDraftedRound        = 
| AFLDraftedPick         = 
| AFLDraftedTeam         = 
| BAFLRookieYear         = 
| BAFLDraftedTeam        = 
| CFLDraftedYear         = 
| CFLDraftedRound        = 
| CFLDraftedPick         = 
| CFLDraftedTeam         = 
| CommonDraftedYear      = 
| CommonDraftedRound     = 
| CommonDraftedPick      = 
| CommonDraftedTeam      = 
| ExpDraftedYear         = 
| ExpDraftedRound        = 
| ExpDraftedPick         = 
| ExpDraftedTeam         = 
| NFLDraftedYear         = <!-- or: DraftedYear -->
| NFLDraftedRound        = <!-- or: DraftedRound -->
| NFLDraftedPick         = <!-- or: DraftedPick -->
| NFLSuppDraftedYear     = 
| NFLSuppDraftedRound    = 
| NFLSuppDraftedPick     = 
| NFLDraftedTeam         = 
| hand                   = 
| pass_style             = 
| administrating_years1  = 
| administrating_team1   = 
<!-- ... --->
| administrating_years10 = 
| administrating_team10  = 
| coaching_years1        = 
| coaching_team1         = 
<!-- ... --->
| coaching_years30       = 
| coaching_team30        = 
| playing_years1         = 
| playing_team1          = 
<!-- ... --->
| playing_years20        = 
| playing_team20         = 
| other_title            = 
| other_years1           = 
| other_team1            = 
<!-- ... --->
| other_years10          = 
| other_team10           = 
| career_footnotes       = 
| career_highlights      = 
*
| AFLAllStar             = 
| CFLAllStar             = 
| CFLEastAllStar         = 
| CFLWestAllStar         = 
| ProBowls               = 
| awards                 = 
| honors                 = <!-- or: honours -->
| retired #s             = 
| records                = 
| statlabel1             = 
| statvalue1             = 
| statlabel2             = 
| statvalue2             = 
| statlabel3             = 
| statvalue3             = 
| statlabel4             = 
| statvalue4             = 
| statlabel5             = 
| statvalue5             = 
| statlabel6             = 
| statvalue6             = 
| AFL                    = 
| ArenaFan               = 
| CFL                    = <!-- or: CFL-archive -->
| NFL                    = 
| CBS                    = 
| DatabaseFootball       = 
| CoachPFR               = 
| CFHOF                  = 
| CFHOFYear              = 
| CollegeHOF             = 
| CollegeHOFYear         = 
| PFHOF                  = <!-- or: HOF = -->
| PFHOFYear              = <!-- or: HOFYear = -->
| module                 = 
}}

Parameters

Mandatory parameters

These fields will be shown regardless of whether a value is given

name – name of player, PAGENAME used if no value given

Optional parameters

These fields will not be shown if the parameter is omitted or if no value is given

nickname -
team - currently signed team, defines header colours for infobox use no wiki-markups
image - Image name, without File: namespace nor wiki-markups
image_upright - Image scaling factor
alt - Alt text to describe image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.
caption - caption for Image
status – Whether the person is active or not. Some options are Active or Not Active
import – for CFL players only: International: yes, National: no; leave blank if n/a
position - deprecated, will only display if no position# below given
position1, position2, position3, position4, & position5 – Add the position without brackets, automatically wikilinked and abbreviated
number – player current jersey number
college - US college team
CIS - Canadian university
amateur_title - heading for non-college play (e.g. CJFL); amateur_team
birth_date - if living, you may use {{Birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}}
death_date - you may use {{Death date and age|ydyd|md|dd|ybyb|mb|db}}
AFLRookieYear - Arena Football League entry year
AFLDraftedYear, AFLDraftedRound, AFLDraftedPick, AFLDraftedTeam - American Football League Draft
CFLDraftedYear, CFLDraftedRound, CFLDraftedPick, CFLDraftedTeam - Canadian Football League Draft
NFLDraftedYear, NFLDraftedRound, NFLDraftedPick, NFLDraftedTeam - National Football League Draft
other_teams, other_years - chronological list of other football-related roles
- other_title - heading for Organizations as {{{other_title}}}
career_highlights – list of achievements ordered by a *
AFLAllStar - years selected as American Football League All-Star
CFLAllStar - years selected as Canadian Football League All-Star or All-Canadian
ProBowls - years selected for the NFL All-Star game
External link for statistics.
- AFL – player identification from Arenafootball.com
  - ArenaFan - player identification from ArenaFan.com, not displayed if AFL is used
- CFL – player identification from CFL.ca
- NFL – player identification from NFL.com
  - CBS - player identification from cbs.sportsline.com, not displayed if NFL is used
    - DatabaseFootball - player identification from databasefootball.com, not displayed if CBS or NFL is used
CFHOF - player page identification from Canadian Football Hall of Fame, in the form first-last
CollegeHOF player identification from College Football Hall of Fame website, empty otherwise
PFHOF – player identification from Pro Football Hall of Fame website, empty otherwise
- PFHOFYear – year player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, empty otherwise

Military service

<!--Military service-->
| module = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes
| allegiance    = 
| branch        = 
| serviceyears  = 
| rank          = 
| servicenumber = <!-- Do not use data from primary sources such as service records -->
| unit          = 
| commands      = 
| battles       = 
| battles_label = 
| awards        =
| memorials     =
| spouse        = <!-- Add spouse if reliably sourced --> 
| relations     =
| laterwork     = 
}}

If the player served notably in the military, you may include the following parameters, using |module={{infobox military person|embed=yes}}. See Template:Infobox military person for further information.

allegiance – the country or other power the person served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates. This field should not be used to indicate a particular service branch, which is better indicated by the branch field (below).
branch – the service branch (Army, Navy, etc.) the person was a part of; this should be left blank for people who were not part of a formal armed service, or who predate the establishment of formal service branches.
serviceyears – the years during which the person served.
rank – the highest rank achieved by the person. Unusual cases, such as this rank not being the last achieved, or the rank being awarded posthumously, may be noted. In cases where the person held different ranks in different armies, multiple ranks should be specified with a date and country note for each.
unit – for persons who are not notable as commanding officers, the unit (company, battalion, regiment, etc.) in which they served. This should be omitted if the commands are specified (as above).
battles – any notable battles or wars in which the person participated. This should be omitted if a campaignbox is used in conjunction with this template.
awards – any notable military awards or decorations the person received.

Example

{{Infobox CFL biography
| name                 = John Smith
| nickname             = Jonno
| image                = Placeholder.svg
| caption              = Caption
| status               = Active
| import               = yes
| position1            = Quarterback
| position2            = Halfback
| position3            = Fullback
| position4            = Wide receiver
| position5            = Tight end
| birth_date           = {{Birth date|1981|1|15}}
| birth_place          = City
| death_date           = {{Death date and age|2081|1|15|1981|1|15}}
| death_place          = City
| number               = 1
| college              = [[College|Wikipedia]]
| high_school          = [[High school|Wikipedia High School]]
| height_ft            = 6
| height_in            = 0
| weight_lb            = 200
| hand                 = right
| pass_style           = over
| AFLRookieYear        = 2008
| AFLDraftedYear       = 1966
| AFLDraftedRound      = 1
| AFLDraftedPick       = 1
| AFLDraftedTeam       = [[Wikipedia]]ns
| CFLDraftedYear       = 2008
| CFLDraftedRound      = 1
| CFLDraftedPick       = 1
| CFLDraftedTeam       = [[Wikipedia]]ns
| CommonDraftedYear    = 1967
| CommonDraftedRound   = 1
| CommonDraftedPick    = 1
| CommonDraftedTeam    = [[Wikipedia]]ns
| ExpDraftedYear       = 2002
| ExpDraftedRound      = 1
| ExpDraftedPick       = 1
| ExpDraftedTeam       = [[Wikipedia]]ns
| NFLDraftedYear       = 2008
| NFLDraftedRound      = 1
| NFLDraftedPick       = 1
| NFLSuppDraftedYear   = 2008
| NFLSuppDraftedRound  = 4
| NFLSuppDraftedPick   = 100
| NFLDraftedTeam       = [[Wikipedia]]ns
| career_highlights    =
* 2008 League MVP
| statlabel1           = [[Touchdown|TD]]-[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue1           = 273-139
| statlabel2           = Yards
| statvalue2           = 40,551
| statlabel3           = [[Passer rating|QB Rating]]
| statvalue3           = 92.3
| statlabel4           = [[Completion (American football)|Comp]]-Att
| statvalue4           = 3,409-5,391
| statlabel5           = %
| statvalue5           = 63.2
| statlabel6           = GP-GS
| statvalue6           = 192-164
| AFL                  = 12341
| CFL                  = john-smith/135791
| NFL                  = SMI024682
| NFL-new              = johnsmith/1234567
| CFHOF                = john-smith
| CFHOFYear            = 2008
| CollegeHOF           = 1378
| CollegeHOFYear       = 2008
| PFHOF                = 845250
| PFHOFYear            = 2008
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project on English Wikipedia.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
agent
bday
birthplace
category
country-name
deathdate
deathplace
extended-address
family-name
fn (required)
given-name
honorific-prefix
honorific-suffix
label
locality
n
nickname
note
org
role
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox CFL biography in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox CFL biography

An infobox for gridion football person.

Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	Name of player. Default Article name without disambiguation.	String	optional
Nickname	`nickname`	Nickname of player.	String	optional
Team	`team`	Currently signed team, defines header colours for infobox use no wiki-markups.	String	optional
Image	`image`	Image name, without File: namespace nor wiki-markups.	String	optional
Image upright	`image_upright`	Image scaling factor.	Number	optional
Alt	`alt`	Alt text to describe image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.	String	optional
Caption	`caption`	Caption for Image.	String	optional
Status	`status`	Whether the person is active or not. Some options are Active or Not Active.	String	optional
Import	`import`	For CFL players only: International: yes, National: no; leave blank if n/a.	String	optional
Position	`position`	Deprecated, will only display if no position# below given.	String	optional
Positions	`position1, position2, position3, position4, & position5`	Add the position without brackets, automatically wikilinked and abbreviated.	Line	optional
Number	`number`	Player current jersey number.	Number	optional
College	`college`	US college team.	String	optional
CIS	`CIS`	Canadian university.	String	optional
Amateur title	`amateur_title`	Heading for non-college play (e.g. CJFL); amateur_team.	String	optional
Birth date	`birth_date`	If living, you may use {{Birth date and age\|yyyy\|mm\|dd}}.	String	optional
Death date	`death_date`	You may use {{Death date and age\|ydyd\|md\|dd\|ybyb\|mb\|db}}.	String	optional
AFL Rookie Year	`AFLRookieYear`	Arena Football League entry year.	String	optional
AFL Drafted	`AFLDraftedYear, AFLDraftedRound, AFLDraftedPick, AFLDraftedTeam`	American Football League Draft.	String	optional
AFL Drafted	`CFLDraftedYear, CFLDraftedRound, CFLDraftedPick, CFLDraftedTeam`	Canadian Football League Draft.	String	optional
AFL Drafted	`NFLDraftedYear, NFLDraftedRound, NFLDraftedPick, NFLDraftedTeam`	National Football League Draft.	String	optional
Others	`other_teams,other_years`	Chronological list of other football-related roles.	Line	optional
Other title	`other_title`	Heading for Organizations as {{{other_title}}}.	String	optional
Highlights	`career_highlights`	List of achievements ordered by a *.	Line	optional
AFL All Star	`AFLAllStar`	Years selected as American Football League All-Star.	String	optional
CFL All Star	`CFLAllStar`	Years selected as American Football League All-Star or All-Canadian.	String	optional
Pro Bowls	`ProBowls`	Years selected for the NFL All-Star game.	String	optional
AFL	`AFL`	Player identification from Arenafootball.com.	String	optional
Arena Fan	`ArenaFan`	Player identification from ArenaFan.com, not displayed if AFL is used.	String	optional
CFL	`CFL`	Player identification from CFL.ca.	String	optional
NFL	`NFL`	Player identification from NFL.com.	String	optional
CBS	`CBS`	Player identification from cbs.sportsline.com, not displayed if NFL is used.	String	optional
Database Football	`DatabaseFootball`	Player identification from databasefootball.com, not displayed if CBS or NFL is used.	String	optional
CF Hall Of Fame	`CFHOF`	Player page identification from Canadian Football Hall of Fame, in the form 'first-last'	String	optional
College Hall Of Fame	`CollegeHOF`	Player identification from College Football Hall of Fame website, empty otherwise.	String	optional
Pro Football Hall Of Fame	`PFHOF`	Player identification from Pro Football Hall of Fame website, empty otherwise.	String	optional
PF HOF Year	`PFHOFYear`	Year player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, empty otherwise.	String	optional
Module	`module`	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.	Unknown	optional
Height	`height_ft`	no description	Unknown	optional
Height	`height_in`	no description	Unknown	optional
Weight	`weight_lb`	no description	Unknown	optional