Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star)
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Raghib "Rocket" Ismail is a former Notre Dame football standout and explosive kick returner and wide receiver who became one of college football’s most electrifying players in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2521877 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star) Context triple: [Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, HeismanTrophyWinner, Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star)]
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Jamal Malik
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Omar Ishrak
Omar Ishrak is a Bangladeshi-American business executive best known for leading Medtronic as its longtime CEO and later serving as chairman of the company.
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Ramy al-Jamarat
Ramy al-Jamarat is the Islamic ritual of symbolically stoning pillars representing the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Mecca.
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Rashid
Rashid is a common male given name of Arabic origin meaning "rightly guided" or "wise."
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Rashid
Rashid is one of the child mascots created to represent the themes of innovation and optimism at Expo 2020 Dubai.
- 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: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star) Target entity description: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail is a former Notre Dame football standout and explosive kick returner and wide receiver who became one of college football’s most electrifying players in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
Jamal Malik
Jamal Malik is the impoverished yet resourceful young man from Mumbai who becomes a game-show sensation in the film "Slumdog Millionaire."
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B.
Omar Ishrak
Omar Ishrak is a Bangladeshi-American business executive best known for leading Medtronic as its longtime CEO and later serving as chairman of the company.
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C.
Ramy al-Jamarat
Ramy al-Jamarat is the Islamic ritual of symbolically stoning pillars representing the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Mecca.
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D.
Rashid
Rashid is a common male given name of Arabic origin meaning "rightly guided" or "wise."
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E.
Rashid
Rashid is one of the child mascots created to represent the themes of innovation and optimism at Expo 2020 Dubai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football player
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gridiron football wide receiver ⓘ human ⓘ kick returner ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
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surface form:
The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
Walter Camp Award ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
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| CFLContractStatus | one of the highest-paid football players at time of CFL signing ⓘ |
| CFLSigning | signed with Toronto Argonauts in 1991 ⓘ |
| collegeAllAmerican | consensus All-American ⓘ |
| collegeTeamNumber | 25 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-11-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| familyName | Ismail ⓘ |
| givenName | Raghib ⓘ |
| height | approximately 5 ft 11 in ⓘ |
| HeismanTrophyFinish | runner-up ⓘ |
| HeismanTrophyYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep-threat receiving ability
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explosive kick returns ⓘ |
| league |
Canadian Football League
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National Football League ⓘ |
| NFLDraftStatus | projected high first-round pick in 1991 NFL Draft ⓘ |
| nickname | Rocket ⓘ |
| notableEvent | returned two kickoffs for touchdowns against Michigan in 1989 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of college football’s most electrifying players in the late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1989 season with Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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1990 season with Notre Dame Fighting Irish ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Elizabeth, New Jersey
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surface form:
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
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| playedCollegeFootballFor | Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Carolina Panthers
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Dallas Cowboys ⓘ Las Vegas Raiders ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Raiders
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ Las Vegas Raiders ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland Raiders
Toronto Argonauts ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
kick returner
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punt returner ⓘ wide receiver ⓘ |
| reasonForNotBeingDraftedHigh | chose to sign with CFL Toronto Argonauts instead ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | professional football ⓘ |
| retirementStatus | retired ⓘ |
| sibling | Qadry Ismail ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
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Canadian football ⓘ |
| SuperBowlAppearance | member of Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX team ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 185 lb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star) Description of subject: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail is a former Notre Dame football standout and explosive kick returner and wide receiver who became one of college football’s most electrifying players in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
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HeismanTrophyWinner
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Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (runner-up, notable star)
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