Paul Tagliabue
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Paul Tagliabue is an American attorney and sports executive who served as commissioner of the National Football League from 1989 to 2006, overseeing major expansions, labor peace, and the league’s rise in commercial prominence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Tagliabue canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T661993 — 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: Paul Tagliabue Context triple: [NFL Commissioner, officeHolder, Paul Tagliabue]
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A.
Pete Rozelle
Pete Rozelle was a transformative National Football League commissioner who oversaw the league’s rise into a major American sports and television powerhouse from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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B.
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell is the longtime commissioner of the National Football League, overseeing its operations, business growth, and disciplinary policies.
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C.
Marv Levy
Marv Levy is a Hall of Fame American football coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s.
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D.
Will Packer
Will Packer is an American film and television producer known for commercially successful hits such as "Think Like a Man," "Ride Along," and "Girls Trip."
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E.
Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll was a legendary NFL head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and is widely credited with building one of the greatest dynasties in football history.
- 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: Paul Tagliabue Target entity description: Paul Tagliabue is an American attorney and sports executive who served as commissioner of the National Football League from 1989 to 2006, overseeing major expansions, labor peace, and the league’s rise in commercial prominence.
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A.
Pete Rozelle
Pete Rozelle was a transformative National Football League commissioner who oversaw the league’s rise into a major American sports and television powerhouse from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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B.
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell is the longtime commissioner of the National Football League, overseeing its operations, business growth, and disciplinary policies.
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C.
Marv Levy
Marv Levy is a Hall of Fame American football coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s.
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D.
Will Packer
Will Packer is an American film and television producer known for commercially successful hits such as "Think Like a Man," "Ride Along," and "Girls Trip."
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E.
Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll was a legendary NFL head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and is widely credited with building one of the greatest dynasties in football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Football League commissioner
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attorney ⓘ human ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | National Football League ⓘ |
| endTime | 2006 ⓘ |
| familyName | Tagliabue ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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sports administration ⓘ |
| genre | American football administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| influenced |
NFL labor relations
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NFL media and broadcasting strategy ⓘ modern structure of the National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOf |
NFL league office
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surface form:
National Football League leadership
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| name | Paul Tagliabue self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
guided NFL television and commercial growth
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helped secure long-term labor agreements with NFL players ⓘ oversaw major NFL expansions ⓘ |
| notableRole | successor to Pete Rozelle as NFL commissioner ⓘ |
| notableWork |
growth of NFL commercial prominence
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maintenance of labor peace in the NFL ⓘ oversight of NFL expansion ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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commissioner ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commissioner of the National Football League ⓘ |
| startTime | 1989 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Tagliabue Description of subject: Paul Tagliabue is an American attorney and sports executive who served as commissioner of the National Football League from 1989 to 2006, overseeing major expansions, labor peace, and the league’s rise in commercial prominence.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Roger Goodell