Fielding H. Yost
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Fielding H. Yost was a pioneering early 20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Michigan into a national powerhouse with his high-scoring "Point-a-Minute" teams.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fielding H. Yost canonical | 5 |
| Fielding Harris Yost | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T442064 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fielding H. Yost Context triple: [Michigan Wolverines football, formerHeadCoach, Fielding H. Yost]
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A.
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.
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B.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr is an American football coach best known for leading the University of Michigan Wolverines to consistent success, including a share of the 1997 national championship.
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C.
Arthur Gettleman
Arthur Gettleman was the husband of American actress Estelle Getty, best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on the television series "The Golden Girls."
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D.
Sam Huff
Sam Huff was a legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker renowned for his hard-hitting play with the New York Giants in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Phog Allen
Phog Allen was a pioneering American basketball coach, often called the "Father of Basketball Coaching," who led the University of Kansas program for decades and helped shape the modern game.
- 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: Fielding H. Yost Target entity description: Fielding H. Yost was a pioneering early 20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Michigan into a national powerhouse with his high-scoring "Point-a-Minute" teams.
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A.
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.
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B.
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr is an American football coach best known for leading the University of Michigan Wolverines to consistent success, including a share of the 1997 national championship.
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C.
Arthur Gettleman
Arthur Gettleman was the husband of American actress Estelle Getty, best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on the television series "The Golden Girls."
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D.
Sam Huff
Sam Huff was a legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker renowned for his hard-hitting play with the New York Giants in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Phog Allen
Phog Allen was a pioneering American basketball coach, often called the "Father of Basketball Coaching," who led the University of Kansas program for decades and helped shape the modern game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
ⓘ
athletic director ⓘ college football coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| athleticDirectorYearsAtMichigan | 1921–1940 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | College Football Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Arbor
|
| coachYearsAtMichigan |
1901–1923
ⓘ
1925–1926 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1871-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-08-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ohio Northern University
ⓘ
West Virginia University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| familyName | Yost ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
sports administration
ⓘ
sports coaching ⓘ |
| fullName |
Fielding Harris Yost
ⓘ
linked to:
Fielding H. Yost
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Fielding ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Ohio Wesleyan University football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio Wesleyan University
San Jose State football team ⓘ
linked to:
San Jose State Spartans football
Stanford University football team ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford Cardinal football team
University of Kansas football team ⓘ
linked to:
Kansas Jayhawks football
University of Michigan football team ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan Wolverines football
University of Nebraska football team ⓘ
linked to:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern college football offensive strategies ⓘ |
| league | college football ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
West Virginia University football team
ⓘ
linked to:
West Virginia Mountaineers football
|
| nickname | Hurry Up Yost ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
coached multiple undefeated seasons at Michigan
ⓘ
pioneered hurry-up offensive style in college football ⓘ won multiple national championships with Michigan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building the University of Michigan into a national football powerhouse in the early 20th century
ⓘ
developing high-scoring "Point-a-Minute" football teams at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Michigan Stadium concept ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
ⓘ
athletic director ⓘ |
| partOf |
Point-a-Minute Michigan football teams era
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan Wolverines football
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| placeOfBirth | Fairview, West Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Arbor
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| positionHeld |
athletic director at the University of Michigan
ⓘ
head football coach at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| residence |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Arbor
|
| sport | American football ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Fielding H. Yost Description of subject: Fielding H. Yost was a pioneering early 20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Michigan into a national powerhouse with his high-scoring "Point-a-Minute" teams.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fielding H. Yost
subject linked to:
Yost
subject linked to:
Fairview, West Virginia, United States
linked to: Fielding H. Yost