Bobby Dodd
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Bobby Dodd was a highly respected American college football coach and administrator best known for his long, successful tenure leading the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bobby Dodd canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10453976 — 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)
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Target entity: Bobby Dodd Context triple: [Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, notableCoach, Bobby Dodd]
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A.
John Fassel
John Fassel is known primarily as the son of former NFL head coach Jim Fassel.
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B.
Clem Hill
Clem Hill was a prominent Australian cricketer of the early 20th century, renowned as one of the game's finest left-handed batsmen and a former captain of the national team.
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C.
Newt Allen
Newt Allen was a standout second baseman and team leader in Negro league baseball, best known for his long, successful career with the Kansas City Monarchs.
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D.
Bill Bryant
Bill Bryant is an American businessman and Republican politician from Washington state who has served as a Port of Seattle commissioner and ran for governor in 2016.
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E.
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."
- 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 Dodd Target entity description: Bobby Dodd was a highly respected American college football coach and administrator best known for his long, successful tenure leading the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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A.
John Fassel
John Fassel is known primarily as the son of former NFL head coach Jim Fassel.
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B.
Clem Hill
Clem Hill was a prominent Australian cricketer of the early 20th century, renowned as one of the game's finest left-handed batsmen and a former captain of the national team.
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C.
Newt Allen
Newt Allen was a standout second baseman and team leader in Negro league baseball, best known for his long, successful career with the Kansas City Monarchs.
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D.
Bill Bryant
Bill Bryant is an American businessman and Republican politician from Washington state who has served as a Port of Seattle commissioner and ran for governor in 2016.
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E.
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| almaMater |
University of Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
| awardReceived |
College Football Hall of Fame inductee as coach
ⓘ
College Football Hall of Fame inductee as player ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ |
| children | Robert Dodd Jr. ⓘ |
| coachingRecord | over 150 wins as head coach at Georgia Tech ⓘ |
| coachOf | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-06-21 ⓘ |
| employer | Georgia Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| endTime |
1966 (head coach at Georgia Tech)
ⓘ
1976 (athletic director at Georgia Tech) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
athletic administration
ⓘ
sports management ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Lee Dodd ⓘ |
| genre | college football coaching ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on sportsmanship and player welfare
ⓘ
long tenure as Georgia Tech head football coach ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn | NCAA college football ⓘ |
| legacy |
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award named in his honor
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linked to:
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
|
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Tennessee Volunteers football
ⓘ
linked to:
Tennessee Volunteers
|
| namedAfter | Bobby Dodd Stadium ⓘ |
| nickname | Bobby ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | undefeated season and national recognition at Georgia Tech ⓘ |
| notableStrategy | conservative, mistake-free style of play ⓘ |
| notableWork | building Georgia Tech into a national football power ⓘ |
| occupation | American football player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Galax, Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Galax, Virginia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| playedFor |
Tennessee Volunteers football
ⓘ
linked to:
Tennessee Volunteers
|
| positionHeld |
athletic director at Georgia Tech
ⓘ
head football coach at Georgia Tech ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
halfback
ⓘ
quarterback ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Davis Dodd ⓘ |
| startTime |
1945 (head coach at Georgia Tech)
ⓘ
1950 (athletic director at Georgia Tech) ⓘ |
| teamCoached | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bobby Dodd Description of subject: Bobby Dodd was a highly respected American college football coach and administrator best known for his long, successful tenure leading the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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