Hank Gathers
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Hank Gathers was a dominant college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University whose career and life were tragically cut short when he collapsed and died during a game in 1990.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hank Gathers canonical | 2 |
| Hank Gathers (cousin) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4388401 — 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: Hank Gathers Context triple: [Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball, notableAlumnus, Hank Gathers]
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A.
Clifton Davis
Clifton Davis is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his roles on television sitcoms like "That's My Mama" and "Amen" and for writing the Jackson 5 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye."
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B.
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his virtuoso guitar work and influential contributions to contemporary Christian music.
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C.
C. L. Franklin
C. L. Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist renowned for his charismatic preaching and as the father of soul singer Aretha Franklin.
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D.
Don Covay
Don Covay was an influential American R&B and soul singer-songwriter known for his gritty vocal style and for writing hits for himself and other major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Hank Gathers Target entity description: Hank Gathers was a dominant college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University whose career and life were tragically cut short when he collapsed and died during a game in 1990.
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A.
Clifton Davis
Clifton Davis is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his roles on television sitcoms like "That's My Mama" and "Amen" and for writing the Jackson 5 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye."
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B.
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his virtuoso guitar work and influential contributions to contemporary Christian music.
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C.
C. L. Franklin
C. L. Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist renowned for his charismatic preaching and as the father of soul singer Aretha Franklin.
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D.
Don Covay
Don Covay was an influential American R&B and soul singer-songwriter known for his gritty vocal style and for writing hits for himself and other major artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball player
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human ⓘ |
| achievement |
NCAA Division I rebounding leader 1988–89
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NCAA Division I scoring leader 1988–89 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
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| causeOfDeath | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ⓘ |
| coachedBy | Paul Westhead ⓘ |
| college |
Loyola Marymount University
ⓘ
linked to:
Loyola University of Los Angeles
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| collegeTeam |
Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball
ⓘ
USC Trojans men's basketball ⓘ
linked to:
USC Trojans men’s basketball
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-02-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-03-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1990-03-04 ⓘ |
| diagnosedWith | heart condition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| event | collapsed during a West Coast Conference tournament game ⓘ |
| fullName | Eric Wilson Gathers Jr. ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| highSchool |
Dobbins Technical High School
ⓘ
Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School ⓘ
linked to:
Dobbins Technical High School
|
| honor | jersey number retired by Loyola Marymount University ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 44 ⓘ |
| league | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | sudden cardiac death ⓘ |
| memberOf | West Coast Conference ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | television film "Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story" ⓘ |
| nickname | Hank ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading NCAA Division I in scoring and rebounding in the same season ⓘ |
| notableWork | key player on record-setting high-scoring Loyola Marymount teams of late 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation | student-athlete ⓘ |
| opponentTeam |
Portland Pilots men's basketball
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland Pilots men's basketball team
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| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| playedIn | Gersten Pavilion ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
center
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power forward ⓘ |
| season | 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | up-tempo, high-scoring offense ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous articles on athlete cardiac screening ⓘ |
| teammate | Bo Kimble ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hank Gathers Description of subject: Hank Gathers was a dominant college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University whose career and life were tragically cut short when he collapsed and died during a game in 1990.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.