Glory Road
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Glory Road is a 2006 sports drama film based on the true story of the Texas Western College basketball team that broke racial barriers by winning the 1966 NCAA championship with an all-Black starting lineup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glory Road canonical | 13 |
| film "Glory Road" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glory Road Context triple: [Mehcad Brooks, notableWork, Glory Road]
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A.
Hometown Glory
"Hometown Glory" is Adele's debut single, a soulful piano ballad reflecting on her emotional connection to her hometown and marking the beginning of her rise to fame.
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B.
Blaze of Glory
"Blaze of Glory" is a song featured on the country music album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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C.
Glory Days
"Glory Days" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its nostalgic reflection on youth and aging and released as one of the hit singles from his 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.
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D.
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that revisits private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront the consequences of a child abduction case from their past.
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E.
For Your Glory
"For Your Glory" is a popular contemporary gospel worship song by Tasha Cobbs known for its heartfelt lyrics of surrender and devotion to God.
- 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: Glory Road Target entity description: Glory Road is a 2006 sports drama film based on the true story of the Texas Western College basketball team that broke racial barriers by winning the 1966 NCAA championship with an all-Black starting lineup.
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A.
Hometown Glory
"Hometown Glory" is Adele's debut single, a soulful piano ballad reflecting on her emotional connection to her hometown and marking the beginning of her rise to fame.
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B.
Blaze of Glory
"Blaze of Glory" is a song featured on the country music album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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C.
Glory Days
"Glory Days" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its nostalgic reflection on youth and aging and released as one of the hit singles from his 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.
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D.
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that revisits private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront the consequences of a child abduction case from their past.
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E.
For Your Glory
"For Your Glory" is a popular contemporary gospel worship song by Tasha Cobbs known for its heartfelt lyrics of surrender and devotion to God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
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film ⓘ sports drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | ESPY Award for Best Sports Movie ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team
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linked to:
Texas Western College
1966 NCAA University Division basketball championship game ⓘ true story ⓘ |
| character |
Adolph Rupp
ⓘ
Bobby Joe Hill ⓘ Don Haskins ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Schwartzman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
civil rights era in the United States
ⓘ
racism in American sports ⓘ |
| director | James Gartner ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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linked to:
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Chris Lebenzon
ⓘ
Mary Jo Markey ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
sports drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage
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overcoming racial barriers ⓘ teamwork ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Texas Western College basketball team
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Western College
racial integration in college basketball ⓘ |
| musicBy | Trevor Rabin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Texas Western Miners vs. Kentucky Wildcats championship game
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first all-Black starting lineup in an NCAA championship game ⓘ |
| producer | Jerry Bruckheimer ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Jerry Bruckheimer Films ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006-01-13 ⓘ |
| rating | PG ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 118 minutes ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
El Paso, Texas
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linked to:
El Paso
NCAA basketball tournament venues ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| setInTime |
1960s
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1965–1966 college basketball season ⓘ |
| stars |
Austin Nichols
ⓘ
Derek Luke ⓘ Jon Voight ⓘ Josh Lucas ⓘ |
| writer |
Bettina Gilois
ⓘ
Christopher Cleveland ⓘ Gregory Allen Howard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Glory Road Description of subject: Glory Road is a 2006 sports drama film based on the true story of the Texas Western College basketball team that broke racial barriers by winning the 1966 NCAA championship with an all-Black starting lineup.
Referenced by (14)
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linked to: Glory Road