Joe Paterno
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Joe Paterno was a longtime and highly successful head coach of Penn State's football program, becoming one of the winningest and most influential figures in college football history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Paterno canonical | 13 |
| Paterno | 2 |
| Joseph Vincent Paterno | 1 |
| Penn State head coach Joe Paterno | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Joe Paterno Context triple: [Penn State Nittany Lions football, formerHeadCoach, Joe Paterno]
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Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.
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Dick Kazmaier
Dick Kazmaier was a celebrated American college football halfback who won the 1951 Heisman Trophy while starring for Princeton University.
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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.
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D.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr is an American football coach best known for leading the University of Michigan Wolverines to consistent success, including a share of the 1997 national championship.
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Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham is an American football coach best known for leading major college programs including Stanford, Notre Dame, and Washington.
- 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: Joe Paterno Target entity description: Joe Paterno was a longtime and highly successful head coach of Penn State's football program, becoming one of the winningest and most influential figures in college football history.
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A.
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.
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B.
Dick Kazmaier
Dick Kazmaier was a celebrated American college football halfback who won the 1951 Heisman Trophy while starring for Princeton University.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr is an American football coach best known for leading the University of Michigan Wolverines to consistent success, including a share of the 1997 national championship.
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E.
Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham is an American football coach best known for leading major college programs including Stanford, Notre Dame, and Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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college football coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | Brown University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFCA Coach of the Year
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Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award ⓘ Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award ⓘ Walter Camp Coach of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
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| bowlRecord | major bowl victories including Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Rose Bowls ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| coachTenure | Penn State: 1966–2011 ⓘ |
| conference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| controversy | fired by Penn State Board of Trustees in 2011 amid Sandusky scandal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-01-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brooklyn Preparatory School ⓘ |
| employer | Pennsylvania State University ⓘ |
| endTime | as Penn State head coach: 2011 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Paterno
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linked to:
Joe Paterno
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| fullName |
Joseph Vincent Paterno
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linked to:
Joe Paterno
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| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| hasHonorificName |
Paterno Library at Penn State (name later removed from some contexts)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pattee and Paterno Libraries
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| headCoachOf | Penn State Nittany Lions football ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame |
College Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2007, later vacated)
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linked to:
College Football Hall of Fame
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| knownFor |
emphasis on "Success with Honor" and academics
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involvement in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal ⓘ long tenure as Penn State head football coach ⓘ |
| league |
NCAA Division I FBS
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linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
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| memberOfSportsHallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| nationalTitle |
1982 NCAA Division I-A football championship
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1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship ⓘ |
| nickname | JoePa ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the winningest coaches in major college football history
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two-time consensus national champion head coach ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Penn State Nittany Lions football program
ⓘ
linked to:
Penn State Nittany Lions football
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| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfWins | 409 (on-field college football wins) ⓘ |
| occupation | head football coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | State College, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| playedFor | Brown Bears football ⓘ |
| playedSport | American football ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | quarterback ⓘ |
| previousConference |
Independent (Penn State football)
ⓘ
linked to:
Penn State Nittany Lions football
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | State College, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Sue Paterno ⓘ |
| startTime | as Penn State head coach: 1966 ⓘ |
| statisticNote | 409 career wins were temporarily vacated by NCAA and later restored in 2015 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies and documentaries on college football coaching ⓘ |
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