1974 World Football League season
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The 1974 World Football League season was the inaugural and ultimately short-lived campaign of a rival professional American football league that sought to compete with the NFL in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1974 World Football League season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11559512 — 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: 1974 World Football League season Context triple: [Toronto Northmen, partOfCompetition, 1974 World Football League season]
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A.
World Bowl 1974
World Bowl 1974 was the inaugural and only championship game of the short-lived World Football League, played to determine its 1974 season champion.
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B.
1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the league campaign that culminated in Super Bowl XIX, featuring a dominant year by the San Francisco 49ers and the record-setting play of quarterback Dan Marino.
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C.
USFL (United States Football League)
The USFL (United States Football League) is a professional American spring football league that serves as an alternative to the NFL, featuring teams across the United States and games televised nationally.
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D.
World Football League
The World Football League was a short-lived professional American football league in the mid-1970s that attempted to rival the NFL with teams in the United States and abroad.
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E.
American Football League All-Star game
The American Football League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition matchup featuring the AFL’s top players, similar to a modern all-star or Pro Bowl game.
- 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: 1974 World Football League season Target entity description: The 1974 World Football League season was the inaugural and ultimately short-lived campaign of a rival professional American football league that sought to compete with the NFL in North America.
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A.
World Bowl 1974
World Bowl 1974 was the inaugural and only championship game of the short-lived World Football League, played to determine its 1974 season champion.
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B.
1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the league campaign that culminated in Super Bowl XIX, featuring a dominant year by the San Francisco 49ers and the record-setting play of quarterback Dan Marino.
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C.
USFL (United States Football League)
The USFL (United States Football League) is a professional American spring football league that serves as an alternative to the NFL, featuring teams across the United States and games televised nationally.
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D.
World Football League
The World Football League was a short-lived professional American football league in the mid-1970s that attempted to rival the NFL with teams in the United States and abroad.
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E.
American Football League All-Star game
The American Football League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition matchup featuring the AFL’s top players, similar to a modern all-star or Pro Bowl game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football season
ⓘ
World Football League season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| attendanceIssues | yes ⓘ |
| champion | Birmingham Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGame | World Bowl I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameCity | Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameDate | 1974-12-05 ⓘ |
| championshipGameVenue | Legion Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Gary L. Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endedBeforeLeagueFolded | yes ⓘ |
| featuredRivalLeagueTo | National Football League GENERATED ⓘ |
| financialProblems | yes ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1975 World Football League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFranchiseFold |
Detroit Wheels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacksonville Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFranchiseRelocation | New York Stars to Charlotte Hornets (WFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Birmingham Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Wheels NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Blazers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaiians NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Texans (WFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacksonville Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Southmen NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralSeasonOf | World Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | World Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSigning |
Jim Kiick
GENERATED
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Larry Csonka GENERATED ⓘ Paul Warfield GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| playoffSystem | semifinals and World Bowl ⓘ |
| ruleChange |
action point
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kickoffs from 30-yard line ⓘ no PAT kick ⓘ |
| seasonFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner | TVS Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1974 World Football League season Description of subject: The 1974 World Football League season was the inaugural and ultimately short-lived campaign of a rival professional American football league that sought to compete with the NFL in North America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.