1977 NFL Draft
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The 1977 NFL Draft was the league's annual player selection event held in April 1977, notable for introducing future stars like Tony Dorsett and Steve Largent to professional football.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1977 NFL Draft canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9005614 — 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)
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Target entity: 1977 NFL Draft Context triple: [Rob Carpenter, draftYear, 1977 NFL Draft]
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A.
1965 AFL Draft
The 1965 AFL Draft was the American Football League's annual player selection event that famously brought quarterback Joe Namath into professional football.
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B.
NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is an annual event in which National Football League teams select eligible college football players to join their rosters.
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C.
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1970s All-Decade Team is an honorary roster selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize the most outstanding NFL players at each position during the 1970s.
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D.
1987 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was a strike-shortened professional American football season that culminated in the Washington Redskins winning the Super Bowl behind a standout performance by quarterback Doug Williams.
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E.
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1960s All-Decade Team is an honorary roster selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize the most outstanding National Football League players of the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1977 NFL Draft Target entity description: The 1977 NFL Draft was the league's annual player selection event held in April 1977, notable for introducing future stars like Tony Dorsett and Steve Largent to professional football.
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A.
1965 AFL Draft
The 1965 AFL Draft was the American Football League's annual player selection event that famously brought quarterback Joe Namath into professional football.
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B.
NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is an annual event in which National Football League teams select eligible college football players to join their rosters.
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C.
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1970s All-Decade Team is an honorary roster selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize the most outstanding NFL players at each position during the 1970s.
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D.
1987 NFL season
The 1987 NFL season was a strike-shortened professional American football season that culminated in the Washington Redskins winning the Super Bowl behind a standout performance by quarterback Doug Williams.
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E.
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1960s All-Decade Team is an honorary roster selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame to recognize the most outstanding National Football League players of the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL Draft
ⓘ
sports draft ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1977 in American football
ⓘ
1977 in sports in the United States ⓘ National Football League Draft history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | offseason event of the 1977 NFL season ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnd | 1977-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1977-05-03 ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 42 ⓘ |
| firstOverallPick | Ricky Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOverallPickTeam | Tampa Bay Buccaneers GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1978 NFL Draft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1976 NFL Draft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | NFL Commissioner ⓘ |
| hallOfFameDraftee |
Steve Largent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Dorsett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| location |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableDraftee |
A.J. Duhe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Fencik NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Klecko NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Largent NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd Christensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Dorsett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing future Pro Football Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Steve Largent ⓘ |
| notableRuleContext | occurring before full implementation of modern free agency ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | NFL teams and scouts ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | allocation of college football players to NFL teams ⓘ |
| roundsReducedFrom | 17 ⓘ |
| roundsReductionEffectiveSeason | 1977 ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | reverse order of previous season standings ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamWithFirstPick | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalRounds | 12 ⓘ |
| totalSelections | 335 ⓘ |
| typeOfSelection | college draft ⓘ |
| year | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1977 NFL Draft Description of subject: The 1977 NFL Draft was the league's annual player selection event held in April 1977, notable for introducing future stars like Tony Dorsett and Steve Largent to professional football.
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