E. King Gill

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Texas A&M University alumnus human

E. King Gill was a Texas A&M student and former football player who became the symbolic "12th Man" by standing ready on the sidelines to play during a 1922 football game, inspiring the university’s famed 12th Man tradition.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Texas A&M University alumnus ⓘ human ⓘ
affiliation	Texas A&M University ⓘ
associatedWith	12th Man tradition ⓘ Kyle Field ⓘ Texas A&M Aggies football ⓘ surface form: Texas A&M Aggies
commemoratedAt	Kyle Field ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Texas A&M 12th Man statue ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance	represents readiness and loyalty of Texas A&M students ⓘ
educatedAt	Texas A&M University ⓘ
event	1922 Dixie Classic ⓘ
familyName	Gill ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	E. ⓘ
hasHonor	12th Man tradition named in his honor ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	Texas A&M football game-day traditions ⓘ Texas A&M student culture ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
inspired	12th Man (Texas A&M) ⓘ surface form: Texas A&M 12th Man tradition
knownAs	the original 12th Man ⓘ
legacy	symbol of Texas A&M student support for the football team ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam	Texas A&M Aggies football ⓘ surface form: Texas A&M Aggies football team
name	E. King Gill self-link ⓘ
notableFor	origin of the Texas A&M 12th Man tradition ⓘ
occupation	American football player ⓘ student ⓘ
participatedIn	1922 Dixie Classic ⓘ
placeOfActivity	College Station, Texas ⓘ
positionPlayed	football player ⓘ
rememberedFor	standing ready to play despite not being in uniform initially ⓘ
roleDuringGame	standby substitute player ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
stoodOnSidelines	1922 Dixie Classic ⓘ
symbolicRole	12th Man ⓘ
teamSupported	Texas A&M Aggies football ⓘ surface form: Texas A&M Aggies football team

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E. King Gill → name → E. King Gill self-link ⓘ

12th Man → originStoryInvolves → E. King Gill ⓘ