The Greatest Game Ever Played
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The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Greatest Game Ever Played canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3301353 — 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: The Greatest Game Ever Played Context triple: [1958 NFL Championship Game, alsoKnownAs, The Greatest Game Ever Played]
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A.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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B.
The Hustler
The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film about an ambitious pool hustler, starring Paul Newman and widely regarded as a classic of sports and character-driven cinema.
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C.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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D.
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 American drama film starring Steve McQueen as a young poker player determined to prove himself against a legendary card sharp in high-stakes New Orleans games.
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E.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
- 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: The Greatest Game Ever Played Target entity description: The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
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A.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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B.
The Hustler
The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film about an ambitious pool hustler, starring Paul Newman and widely regarded as a classic of sports and character-driven cinema.
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C.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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D.
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 American drama film starring Steve McQueen as a young poker player determined to prove himself against a legendary card sharp in high-stakes New Orleans games.
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E.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
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NFL Championship Game ⓘ |
| attendance | 64285 ⓘ |
| awayTeam |
Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
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surface form:
Baltimore Colts
|
| awayTeamCoach | Weeb Ewbank ⓘ |
| awayTeamDivision |
Western Conference (NFL)
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surface form:
NFL Western Conference
|
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| competition | 1958 NFL Championship Game ⓘ |
| conference | pre-AFL–NFL merger era ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decisivePlay | Alan Ameche 1-yard touchdown run in overtime ⓘ |
| featured | sudden-death overtime format ⓘ |
| fieldSurface | natural grass ⓘ |
| finalScore | Baltimore Colts 23–17 New York Giants ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1959 NFL Championship
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surface form:
1959 NFL Championship Game
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| hasCulturalImpact |
helped lead to increased television contracts for the NFL
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often cited as one of the greatest games in NFL history ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1958-12-28 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Giants ⓘ |
| homeTeamCoach | Jim Lee Howell ⓘ |
| homeTeamDivision | NFL Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| isFirst | NFL playoff game decided in sudden-death overtime ⓘ |
| isNicknamed | The Greatest Game Ever Played self-link ⓘ |
| isPartOf | history of the National Football League ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| loser | New York Giants ⓘ |
| mostNotablePlayer |
Alan Ameche
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Frank Gifford ⓘ Johnny Unitas ⓘ Raymond Berry ⓘ |
| overtimeScore | Baltimore Colts 6–0 New York Giants ⓘ |
| overtimeType | sudden death ⓘ |
| popularized | professional football in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1957 NFL Championship Game ⓘ |
| quarterbackAwayTeam | Johnny Unitas ⓘ |
| quarterbackHomeTeam | Charlie Conerly ⓘ |
| referee | Ron Gibbs ⓘ |
| regulationLength | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| regulationScore | Baltimore Colts 17–17 New York Giants ⓘ |
| season | 1958 NFL season ⓘ |
| significance | credited with boosting NFL popularity ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | nationally televised in the United States ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| venue | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| wentTo | sudden-death overtime ⓘ |
| winner |
Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
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surface form:
Baltimore Colts
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Greatest Game Ever Played Description of subject: The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
Referenced by (4)
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