Bobby Bearcat
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Bobby Bearcat is the costumed bearcat mascot representing Northwest Missouri State University's athletic teams, especially its football program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bearcat canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4865290 — 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: Bobby Bearcat Context triple: [Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football, mascot, Bobby Bearcat]
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A.
Baxter the Bearcat
Baxter the Bearcat is the costumed bearcat mascot who represents Binghamton University at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Boomer the Bear
Boomer the Bear is the costumed bear mascot who represents Missouri State University at athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Carlton the Bear
Carlton the Bear is the official mascot of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, depicted as a friendly anthropomorphic polar bear who entertains fans at games and team events.
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D.
Clyde the Cougar
Clyde the Cougar is the costumed feline mascot representing the College of Charleston’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Bobby
Bobby is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Robert, often used in English-speaking countries.
- 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: Bobby Bearcat Target entity description: Bobby Bearcat is the costumed bearcat mascot representing Northwest Missouri State University's athletic teams, especially its football program.
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A.
Baxter the Bearcat
Baxter the Bearcat is the costumed bearcat mascot who represents Binghamton University at athletic events and campus activities.
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B.
Boomer the Bear
Boomer the Bear is the costumed bear mascot who represents Missouri State University at athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Carlton the Bear
Carlton the Bear is the official mascot of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, depicted as a friendly anthropomorphic polar bear who entertains fans at games and team events.
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D.
Clyde the Cougar
Clyde the Cougar is the costumed feline mascot representing the College of Charleston’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Bobby
Bobby is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Robert, often used in English-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
costumed mascot
ⓘ
sports mascot ⓘ |
| affiliation | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats athletics ⓘ |
| category |
College mascots in the United States
ⓘ
Northwest Missouri State University ⓘ |
| characterType | bearcat ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryville, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryville
|
| mascotFor |
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
Northwest Missouri State University athletic teams ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats athletics
|
| performsAt |
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats home basketball games
ⓘ
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats home football games ⓘ Northwest Missouri State University athletic events ⓘ Northwest Missouri State University community events ⓘ Northwest Missouri State University pep rallies ⓘ |
| represents |
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football team ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
Northwest Missouri State University ⓘ |
| role |
entertainment at sporting events
ⓘ
fan engagement ⓘ university branding figure ⓘ |
| shortName | Bobby ⓘ |
| sport |
college athletics
ⓘ
college basketball ⓘ college football ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Northwest Missouri State University pride
ⓘ
school spirit ⓘ |
| teamColor |
green
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| university | Northwest Missouri State University ⓘ |
| uses | bearcat costume ⓘ |
| wears | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats athletic uniform ⓘ |
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: Bobby Bearcat Description of subject: Bobby Bearcat is the costumed bearcat mascot representing Northwest Missouri State University's athletic teams, especially its football program.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.