Jim Tressel
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Jim Tressel is an American football coach best known for leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship and multiple Big Ten titles in the 2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim Tressel canonical | 6 |
| James Patrick Tressel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2521770 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Tressel Context triple: [Ohio State Buckeyes football, notableCoach, Jim Tressel]
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A.
Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes was a legendary American college football coach best known for leading Ohio State University to multiple national championships and Big Ten titles in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.
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C.
Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno was a longtime and highly successful head coach of Penn State's football program, becoming one of the winningest and most influential figures in college football history.
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D.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr is an American football coach best known for leading the University of Michigan Wolverines to consistent success, including a share of the 1997 national championship.
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E.
Ryan Day
Ryan Day is an American football coach best known as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he has led consistently elite, nationally contending teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jim Tressel Target entity description: Jim Tressel is an American football coach best known for leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship and multiple Big Ten titles in the 2000s.
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A.
Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes was a legendary American college football coach best known for leading Ohio State University to multiple national championships and Big Ten titles in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.
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C.
Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno was a longtime and highly successful head coach of Penn State's football program, becoming one of the winningest and most influential figures in college football history.
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D.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr is an American football coach best known for leading the University of Michigan Wolverines to consistent success, including a share of the 1997 national championship.
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E.
Ryan Day
Ryan Day is an American football coach best known as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he has led consistently elite, nationally contending teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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human ⓘ sports executive ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Baldwin Wallace College
ⓘ
surface form:
Baldwin Wallace University
University of Akron ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2002 BCS National Championship with Ohio State
ⓘ
NCAA Division I-AA national championships with Youngstown State ⓘ |
| birthName |
Jim Tressel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
James Patrick Tressel
|
| coachOf |
Ohio State Buckeyes football
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Youngstown State Penguins football team ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-12-05 ⓘ |
| employer |
Ohio State University
ⓘ
surface form:
The Ohio State University
University of Akron ⓘ Youngstown State University ⓘ |
| familyName | Tressel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
college athletics
ⓘ
higher education administration ⓘ |
| genre | college football ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Ohio State Buckeyes football
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio State Buckeyes football team (head coach)
Youngstown State Penguins football team (head coach) ⓘ |
| name | Jim Tressel self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Led Ohio State to the 2002 BCS National Championship
ⓘ
Won multiple Big Ten Conference titles with Ohio State ⓘ |
| notableFor | Coaching Ohio State Buckeyes to national championship in early 2000s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
ⓘ
college athletics administrator ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mentor, Ohio
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surface form:
Mentor, Ohio, United States
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| positionHeld |
Head football coach at The Ohio State University
ⓘ
Head football coach at Youngstown State University ⓘ President of Youngstown State University ⓘ Vice President for Student Success at the University of Akron ⓘ |
| residence |
Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| title |
Head Coach
ⓘ
University President ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Tressel Description of subject: Jim Tressel is an American football coach best known for leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship and multiple Big Ten titles in the 2000s.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Patrick Tressel