Stanford Axe
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The Stanford Axe is the historic trophy awarded to the winner of the college football rivalry game between Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stanford Axe canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76882 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanford Axe Context triple: [Golden Bears, trophy, Stanford Axe]
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A.
Arnold Vinnius
Arnold Vinnius was a prominent 17th-century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose influential commentaries helped shape the development and teaching of Roman-Dutch law.
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B.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and New Jersey that serves as a major industrial and shipping waterway in the New York–New Jersey harbor area.
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E.
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman is an American actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in projects such as the Hellboy films, the TV series "Sons of Anarchy," and numerous genre and voice-acting performances.
- 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: Stanford Axe Target entity description: The Stanford Axe is the historic trophy awarded to the winner of the college football rivalry game between Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.
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A.
Arnold Vinnius
Arnold Vinnius was a prominent 17th-century Dutch jurist and legal scholar whose influential commentaries helped shape the development and teaching of Roman-Dutch law.
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B.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and New Jersey that serves as a major industrial and shipping waterway in the New York–New Jersey harbor area.
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E.
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman is an American actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in projects such as the Hellboy films, the TV series "Sons of Anarchy," and numerous genre and voice-acting performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
ⓘ
rivalry trophy ⓘ sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big Game (American football)
ⓘ
Stanford University ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
winner of the Big Game football rivalry
ⓘ
winner of the college football game between Stanford and California ⓘ |
| category |
California Golden Bears football
ⓘ
College football rivalry trophies in the United States ⓘ Stanford Cardinal football ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford Cardinal football team
|
| ceremonialUse |
display at football rallies
ⓘ
on-field presentation after the Big Game ⓘ |
| competition |
Big Game
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Game (American football)
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasInscription | scores of each Big Game ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous college football rivalry trophies
ⓘ
longstanding tradition between Stanford and California ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
Stanford University (when Stanford holds the trophy)
ⓘ
University of California, Berkeley (when California holds the trophy) ⓘ
linked to:
University of California, Berkeley
|
| rivalryBetween |
California Golden Bears football
ⓘ
Stanford Cardinal football ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford Cardinal football team
|
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bragging rights between Stanford and California
ⓘ
victory in the Big Game ⓘ |
| trophyForTeam | winner of Stanford Cardinal vs California Golden Bears game ⓘ |
| university1 | Stanford University ⓘ |
| university2 | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Stanford Axe Committee
ⓘ
UC Rally Committee ⓘ |
| winnerReceives | possession of the Axe until the next Big Game ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stanford Axe Description of subject: The Stanford Axe is the historic trophy awarded to the winner of the college football rivalry game between Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.