Doak Walker Award
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The Doak Walker Award is an annual honor given to the top running back in college football in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doak Walker Award canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6881350 — 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: Doak Walker Award Context triple: [Derrick Henry, collegeAward, Doak Walker Award]
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A.
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award is a prestigious annual college football honor given to the nation's top quarterback in the United States.
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B.
Walter Payton Award
The Walter Payton Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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C.
Bart Starr Award
The Bart Starr Award is an annual NFL honor recognizing a player who exemplifies outstanding character, leadership, and service on and off the field, named after Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.
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D.
Fred Biletnikoff Award
The Fred Biletnikoff Award is an annual college football honor presented to the nation’s top receiver at any position.
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E.
Lombardi Award
The Lombardi Award is a prestigious college football honor presented annually to the nation’s top lineman or linebacker who exemplifies outstanding performance, leadership, and character.
- 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: Doak Walker Award Target entity description: The Doak Walker Award is an annual honor given to the top running back in college football in the United States.
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A.
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award is a prestigious annual college football honor given to the nation's top quarterback in the United States.
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B.
Walter Payton Award
The Walter Payton Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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C.
Bart Starr Award
The Bart Starr Award is an annual NFL honor recognizing a player who exemplifies outstanding character, leadership, and service on and off the field, named after Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.
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D.
Fred Biletnikoff Award
The Fred Biletnikoff Award is an annual college football honor presented to the nation’s top receiver at any position.
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E.
Lombardi Award
The Lombardi Award is a prestigious college football honor presented annually to the nation’s top lineman or linebacker who exemplifies outstanding performance, leadership, and character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football award
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Southern Methodist University ⓘ |
| awardFor | top college football running back ⓘ |
| category | college football individual award ⓘ |
| competitionScope |
NCAA Division I FBS
ⓘ
linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstAwarded | 1990 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | men's college football ⓘ |
| inception | 1990 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Doak Walker ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Darren McFadden
ⓘ
Ricky Williams ⓘ Travis Etienne ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.doakwalkeraward.com/ ⓘ |
| position | running back ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| presentedBy | PwC SMU Athletic Forum ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Heisman Trophy
ⓘ
Maxwell Award ⓘ Walter Camp Award ⓘ |
| selectionCommitteeIncludes |
broadcasters
ⓘ
former players ⓘ sportswriters ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
academic standing
ⓘ
citizenship ⓘ on-field performance ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by a national selection committee ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doak Walker Award Description of subject: The Doak Walker Award is an annual honor given to the top running back in college football in the United States.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.