Vince Lombardi
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Vince Lombardi was a legendary NFL head coach best known for leading the Green Bay Packers to multiple championships in the 1960s and becoming an enduring symbol of discipline, leadership, and winning.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vince Lombardi canonical | 26 |
| Lombardi | 2 |
| Vince Lombardi, Lombardi (Broadway play) | 1 |
| Vincent Thomas Lombardi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Vince Lombardi Context triple: [Tom Landry, coachedAlongside, Vince Lombardi]
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A.
George Halas
George Halas was a pioneering NFL coach, owner, and co-founder of the Chicago Bears who helped shape professional football in the 20th century.
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B.
Tom Landry
Tom Landry was a legendary NFL head coach best known for leading the Dallas Cowboys for nearly three decades, pioneering innovative defensive schemes, and winning two Super Bowls.
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C.
Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll was a legendary NFL head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and is widely credited with building one of the greatest dynasties in football history.
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D.
Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells is a Hall of Fame NFL head coach renowned for turning struggling franchises into contenders, including the New York Giants, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.
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E.
Marv Levy
Marv Levy is a Hall of Fame American football coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Vince Lombardi Target entity description: Vince Lombardi was a legendary NFL head coach best known for leading the Green Bay Packers to multiple championships in the 1960s and becoming an enduring symbol of discipline, leadership, and winning.
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A.
George Halas
George Halas was a pioneering NFL coach, owner, and co-founder of the Chicago Bears who helped shape professional football in the 20th century.
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B.
Tom Landry
Tom Landry was a legendary NFL head coach best known for leading the Dallas Cowboys for nearly three decades, pioneering innovative defensive schemes, and winning two Super Bowls.
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C.
Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll was a legendary NFL head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and is widely credited with building one of the greatest dynasties in football history.
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D.
Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells is a Hall of Fame NFL head coach renowned for turning struggling franchises into contenders, including the New York Giants, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.
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E.
Marv Levy
Marv Levy is a Hall of Fame American football coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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National Football League coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Fordham University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
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surface form:
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team (coach)
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team ⓘ
surface form:
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team (coach)
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (coach) ⓘ NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team ⓘ
surface form:
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team (coach)
NFL Coach of the Year 1959 ⓘ NFL Coach of the Year 1961 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown Township, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | colon cancer ⓘ |
| championshipWon |
NFL Championship 1961
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NFL Championship 1962 ⓘ NFL Championship 1965 ⓘ Super Bowl I ⓘ Super Bowl II ⓘ |
| child | Vince Lombardi Jr. ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Green Bay Packers
ⓘ
New York Giants offense ⓘ Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Redskins
|
| coAuthor | W. C. Heinz ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-06-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-09-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1940-08-31 ⓘ |
| employer |
Fordham University
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Green Bay Packers ⓘ New York Giants ⓘ St. Cecilia High School ⓘ United States Military Academy ⓘ
surface form:
United States Military Academy at West Point
Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Redskins
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| endTime |
Green Bay Packers head coach 1967
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Washington Redskins head coach 1969 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Vince Lombardi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lombardi
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| famousQuote |
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. ⓘ Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. ⓘ |
| fullName |
Vince Lombardi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
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| genreOfWriting | motivational literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Vincent ⓘ |
| GreenBayPackersRegularSeasonRecord | 89–29–4 ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Catholic faith ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discipline
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emphasis on winning ⓘ famous quotes about winning ⓘ leadership ⓘ motivational speeches ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | National Football League ⓘ |
| legacy |
Super Bowl trophy named in his honor
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considered one of the greatest coaches in NFL history ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Fordham Rams
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surface form:
Fordham Rams football team
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| namesake | Vince Lombardi Trophy ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Man in the Funny Hat
ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
surface form:
The Pope
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| notableWork | "Run to Daylight!" ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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motivational speaker ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| overallNFLHeadCoachingRecord | 96–34–6 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| playoffRecord | 9–1 ⓘ |
| position |
head coach of the Green Bay Packers
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head coach of the Washington Redskins ⓘ offensive coordinator of the New York Giants ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | offensive guard ⓘ |
| publicationYear | Run to Daylight! 1963 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Planitz Lombardi ⓘ |
| startTime |
Green Bay Packers head coach 1959
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Washington Redskins head coach 1969 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical film "Lombardi" (stage play and planned film)
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numerous biographies ⓘ |
| SuperBowlTitlesAsHeadCoach | 2 ⓘ |
| totalNFLChampionshipsAsHeadCoach | 5 ⓘ |
| WashingtonRedskinsRegularSeasonRecord | 7–5–2 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
this entity surface form:
Lombardi
this entity surface form:
Vince Lombardi, Lombardi (Broadway play)
this entity surface form:
Lombardi
subject surface form:
1967 NFL Championship Game
subject surface form:
Vince Lombardi Trophy