Ed Block Courage Award
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The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual NFL honor given to one player from each team who exemplifies courage, sportsmanship, and inspiration in the face of adversity, as voted on by his teammates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ed Block Courage Award canonical | 2 |
| Ed Block Courage Award Foundation | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1561062 — 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: Ed Block Courage Award Context triple: [Tedy Bruschi, awardReceived, Ed Block Courage Award]
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A.
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
The Harry H. Goode Memorial Award is a prestigious IEEE Computer Society honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of information processing and computer science.
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B.
Donaldson Award
The Donaldson Award was an early American theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway productions prior to the establishment of the Tony Awards.
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C.
Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is an annual honor presented by The Canadian Press to recognize Canada's female athlete of the year.
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D.
Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is the National Hockey League's annual honor given to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success.
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E.
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award
The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award is a New York Rangers team honor given annually to the player who goes above and beyond in effort and performance, as voted by the fans.
- 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: Ed Block Courage Award Target entity description: The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual NFL honor given to one player from each team who exemplifies courage, sportsmanship, and inspiration in the face of adversity, as voted on by his teammates.
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A.
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
The Harry H. Goode Memorial Award is a prestigious IEEE Computer Society honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of information processing and computer science.
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B.
Donaldson Award
The Donaldson Award was an early American theater honor recognizing outstanding achievements in Broadway productions prior to the establishment of the Tony Awards.
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C.
Bobbie Rosenfeld Award
The Bobbie Rosenfeld Award is an annual honor presented by The Canadian Press to recognize Canada's female athlete of the year.
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D.
Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is the National Hockey League's annual honor given to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success.
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E.
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award
The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award is a New York Rangers team honor given annually to the player who goes above and beyond in effort and performance, as voted by the fans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Football League award
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sports award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ed Block Courage Award
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ed Block Courage Award Foundation
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criterion |
courage
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inspiration in the face of adversity ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ |
| field | professional sports ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1978 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| givenTo |
NFL players
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one player from each NFL team ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfRecipientsPerYear | 32 ⓘ |
| honors | players overcoming injury or personal adversity ⓘ |
| inception | 1978 ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
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| motto | Courage, sportsmanship, and inspiration ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ed Block ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.edblock.org/ ⓘ |
| organizer |
Ed Block Courage Award
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ed Block Courage Award Foundation
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| purpose | to honor NFL players who exemplify courage and sportsmanship ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | vote of teammates on each NFL team ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| votedBy | teammates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ed Block Courage Award Description of subject: The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual NFL honor given to one player from each team who exemplifies courage, sportsmanship, and inspiration in the face of adversity, as voted on by his teammates.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ed Block Courage Award Foundation
this entity surface form:
Ed Block Courage Award Foundation