Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth
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"Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth" is Lou Gehrig’s iconic 1939 farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, remembered as one of the most moving and famous moments in sports history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2857442 — 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: Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth Context triple: [Lou Gehrig, famousSpeech, Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth]
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A.
Lucky Town
Lucky Town is a 1992 rock album by Bruce Springsteen that blends heartland rock with introspective, personal songwriting.
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B.
Lucky Guy
Lucky Guy is a Broadway play by Nora Ephron that dramatizes the career of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.
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C.
With a Little Luck
"With a Little Luck" is a soft rock song by Paul McCartney and his band Wings, released in 1978 and known for its mellow, synth-driven sound and commercial success.
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D.
To-Lucky
To-Lucky is one of the official mascots of Japan’s Hanshin Tigers baseball team, typically depicted as a cheerful anthropomorphic tiger supporting the club at games and events.
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E.
Lucky Day
Lucky Day is one of the three bumbling silent-film actors who mistakenly become real-life heroes in the comedy film "Three Amigos."
- 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: Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth Target entity description: "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth" is Lou Gehrig’s iconic 1939 farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, remembered as one of the most moving and famous moments in sports history.
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A.
Lucky Town
Lucky Town is a 1992 rock album by Bruce Springsteen that blends heartland rock with introspective, personal songwriting.
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B.
Lucky Guy
Lucky Guy is a Broadway play by Nora Ephron that dramatizes the career of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.
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C.
Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, known for its smooth blend of rap and melodic vocals.
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D.
With a Little Luck
"With a Little Luck" is a soft rock song by Paul McCartney and his band Wings, released in 1978 and known for its mellow, synth-driven sound and commercial success.
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E.
To-Lucky
To-Lucky is one of the official mascots of Japan’s Hanshin Tigers baseball team, typically depicted as a cheerful anthropomorphic tiger supporting the club at games and events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball speech
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farewell speech ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lou Gehrig
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surface form:
Lou Gehrig farewell speech
Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day ⓘ
surface form:
Lou Gehrig retirement speech
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| audienceType |
New York Yankees fans
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baseball fans ⓘ |
| author | Lou Gehrig ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual Lou Gehrig Day observances in baseball ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus |
iconic moment in American sports culture
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widely quoted in media and literature ⓘ |
| date | July 4, 1939 ⓘ |
| famousLine | Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth ⓘ |
| genre |
retirement speech
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sports speech ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
farewell
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gratitude despite adversity ⓘ humility ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered one of the most famous speeches in sports history
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symbol of courage in the face of terminal illness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leagueAssociatedWith | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| medium | live public address system ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional impact on fans and players
ⓘ
enduring legacy in sports broadcasting retrospectives ⓘ opening declaration of being the luckiest man despite terminal illness ⓘ |
| occasion | Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day ⓘ |
| place | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| reasonForEvent | Lou Gehrig's diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Baseball Hall of Fame induction
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surface form:
Baseball Hall of Fame legacy
Lou Gehrig ⓘ New York Yankees ⓘ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| setting | baseball stadium ceremony ⓘ |
| speaker | Lou Gehrig ⓘ |
| sportContext | baseball ⓘ |
| subject |
Lou Gehrig's illness
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Lou Gehrig's retirement from baseball ⓘ gratitude ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ |
| teamAssociatedWith | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| teamOfSpeaker | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth Description of subject: "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth" is Lou Gehrig’s iconic 1939 farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, remembered as one of the most moving and famous moments in sports history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lou Gehrig