Bob Cole
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Bob Cole was a legendary Canadian sportscaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of NHL games on Hockey Night in Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bob Cole canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3144737 — 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: Bob Cole Context triple: [Hockey Night in Canada, hasNotableCommentator, Bob Cole]
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A.
Buddy Cole
Buddy Cole is a flamboyant, openly gay bar owner and monologue-delivering character portrayed by Scott Thompson on the Canadian sketch comedy show "The Kids in the Hall."
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B.
Harry Karl
Harry Karl was an American shoe magnate and businessman best known for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood actresses, including Debbie Reynolds.
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C.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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D.
Mel Blount
Mel Blount is a Hall of Fame cornerback renowned for his dominant play with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, where he helped lead the team to four Super Bowl titles.
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E.
Clifton Daniel
Clifton Daniel was an American newspaper editor and managing editor of The New York Times, known also as the son-in-law of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
- 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: Bob Cole Target entity description: Bob Cole was a legendary Canadian sportscaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of NHL games on Hockey Night in Canada.
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A.
Buddy Cole
Buddy Cole is a flamboyant, openly gay bar owner and monologue-delivering character portrayed by Scott Thompson on the Canadian sketch comedy show "The Kids in the Hall."
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B.
Harry Karl
Harry Karl was an American shoe magnate and businessman best known for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood actresses, including Debbie Reynolds.
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C.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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D.
Mel Blount
Mel Blount is a Hall of Fame cornerback renowned for his dominant play with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, where he helped lead the team to four Super Bowl titles.
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E.
Clifton Daniel
Clifton Daniel was an American newspaper editor and managing editor of The New York Times, known also as the son-in-law of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
ice hockey commentator ⓘ sportscaster ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Canadian radio
ⓘ
Canadian television ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Foster Hewitt Memorial Award
ⓘ
Hockey Hall of Fame media honouree ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| coveredEvent |
Stanley Cup Finals
ⓘ
linked to:
NHL playoffs
Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ
linked to:
NHL playoffs
|
| coveredLeague | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| employer |
CBC Radio
ⓘ
linked to:
CBC Radio One
CBC Television ⓘ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ
linked to:
CBC
|
| ethnicGroup | Newfoundlander ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ice hockey broadcasting
ⓘ
sports journalism ⓘ |
| genre | sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| hasGenre | live sports commentary ⓘ |
| hasNotableCatchphrase | Oh, baby! ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | legendary Canadian sportscaster ⓘ |
| influenced | generations of Canadian hockey broadcasters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hockey Night in Canada
ⓘ
play-by-play commentary of NHL games ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
radio
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinctive, dramatic play-by-play style ⓘ |
| notableRole | lead play-by-play announcer on Hockey Night in Canada ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hockey Night in Canada NHL play-by-play ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
ⓘ
radio commentator ⓘ sportscaster ⓘ television commentator ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hockey Night in Canada broadcast team
ⓘ
linked to:
Hockey Night in Canada
|
| placeOfBirth |
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
linked to:
St. John’s
|
| residence |
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
linked to:
St. John’s
|
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| voiceType | play-by-play announcer ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Montreal, Quebec
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linked to:
Montreal
Toronto, Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Toronto
various NHL arenas in North America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Cole Description of subject: Bob Cole was a legendary Canadian sportscaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of NHL games on Hockey Night in Canada.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.