Tony the Landshark
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Tony the Landshark is the costumed landshark character that serves as the official athletic mascot of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tony the Landshark canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3470926 — 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: Tony the Landshark Context triple: [University of Mississippi, mascot, Tony the Landshark]
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A.
Elbee the Shark
Elbee the Shark is the costumed shark mascot representing California State University, Long Beach at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Sid the Sloth
Sid the Sloth is the goofy, warm-hearted sloth from the Ice Age animated film series, known for his clumsiness, comic relief, and loyal friendship to the main herd.
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C.
Taz
Taz is a major 17th-century halachic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi David HaLevi Segal and highly influential in later Jewish legal works.
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D.
Bruce the shark
Bruce the shark is the animatronic great white shark character from the "Jaws" franchise, known for terrorizing swimmers and becoming an iconic movie monster.
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E.
Howler the Coyote
Howler the Coyote is the energetic and fan-friendly official mascot of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, known for entertaining crowds at games and community events.
- 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: Tony the Landshark Target entity description: Tony the Landshark is the costumed landshark character that serves as the official athletic mascot of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
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A.
Elbee the Shark
Elbee the Shark is the costumed shark mascot representing California State University, Long Beach at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Sid the Sloth
Sid the Sloth is the goofy, warm-hearted sloth from the Ice Age animated film series, known for his clumsiness, comic relief, and loyal friendship to the main herd.
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C.
Taz
Taz is a major 17th-century halachic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi David HaLevi Segal and highly influential in later Jewish legal works.
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D.
Bruce the shark
Bruce the shark is the animatronic great white shark character from the "Jaws" franchise, known for terrorizing swimmers and becoming an iconic movie monster.
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E.
Howler the Coyote
Howler the Coyote is the energetic and fan-friendly official mascot of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, known for entertaining crowds at games and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
costumed character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ university mascot ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ole Miss Spirit Squad
ⓘ
linked to:
Ole Miss cheerleaders
|
| appearsAt |
Ole Miss athletics events
ⓘ
Ole Miss baseball games ⓘ Ole Miss basketball games ⓘ Ole Miss home football games ⓘ |
| associatedGesture | landshark hand sign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ole Miss Rebels fans
ⓘ
Ole Miss cheerleaders ⓘ |
| associatedWithConference |
SEC
ⓘ
Southeastern Conference ⓘ |
| category |
College mascots in the United States
ⓘ
Southeastern Conference mascots ⓘ University of Mississippi symbols ⓘ |
| city |
Oxford, Mississippi
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford, Mississippi, United States
|
| colorScheme |
navy blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| mascotType | landshark ⓘ |
| medium | costume ⓘ |
| nicknameOfUniversity |
Ole Miss
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Mississippi
|
| officialMascotOf |
Ole Miss Rebels
ⓘ
linked to:
Ole Miss Rebels football
University of Mississippi ⓘ |
| replacedMascot | Rebel Black Bear ⓘ |
| replacedMascotOf |
Ole Miss
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Mississippi
|
| represents |
Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
ⓘ
linked to:
Ole Miss Rebels baseball
Ole Miss Rebels basketball teams ⓘ
linked to:
Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball
Ole Miss Rebels football team ⓘ
linked to:
Ole Miss Rebels football
Ole Miss athletics ⓘ
linked to:
Ole Miss Rebels athletics
|
| role |
athletic mascot
ⓘ
spirit leader ⓘ |
| species | shark (anthropomorphic) ⓘ |
| sportContext | college athletics ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| theme |
defense
ⓘ
ferocity ⓘ tenacity ⓘ |
| university | University of Mississippi ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community outreach
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fan engagement ⓘ game-day entertainment ⓘ marketing ⓘ |
| wears | Ole Miss athletic uniforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tony the Landshark Description of subject: Tony the Landshark is the costumed landshark character that serves as the official athletic mascot of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Referenced by (6)
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