Fremont Cannon
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The Fremont Cannon is a famous college football rivalry trophy, a full-sized mountain howitzer awarded to the winner of the annual game between the University of Nevada Wolf Pack and the UNLV Rebels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fremont Cannon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8221365 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fremont Cannon Context triple: [Wolf Pack, rivalryTrophy, Fremont Cannon]
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A.
Pomeroy Cannon
Pomeroy Cannon was an American actor known for his role in the silent-era epic film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1921).
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Henry Leavenworth
Henry Leavenworth was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and frontier commander whose military service on the American frontier led to several places, including Leavenworth, Kansas, being named in his honor.
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C.
Ogden Rood
Ogden Rood was a 19th-century American physicist and color theorist whose work on color perception and optical mixing significantly shaped modern art movements.
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D.
William Mills
William Mills is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
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E.
Henry Gage
Henry Gage was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 20th governor of California from 1899 to 1903.
- 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: Fremont Cannon Target entity description: The Fremont Cannon is a famous college football rivalry trophy, a full-sized mountain howitzer awarded to the winner of the annual game between the University of Nevada Wolf Pack and the UNLV Rebels.
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A.
Pomeroy Cannon
Pomeroy Cannon was an American actor known for his role in the silent-era epic film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1921).
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B.
Henry Leavenworth
Henry Leavenworth was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and frontier commander whose military service on the American frontier led to several places, including Leavenworth, Kansas, being named in his honor.
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C.
Ogden Rood
Ogden Rood was a 19th-century American physicist and color theorist whose work on color perception and optical mixing significantly shaped modern art movements.
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D.
William Mills
William Mills is a personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and academia.
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E.
Henry Gage
Henry Gage was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 20th governor of California from 1899 to 1903.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
ⓘ
trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam |
Nevada Wolf Pack football
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNLV Rebels football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithUniversity |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Nevada, Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winner of the annual football game between the University of Nevada and UNLV ⓘ |
| category |
College football rivalry trophies
ⓘ
Nevada Wolf Pack football NERFINISHED ⓘ UNLV Rebels football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorWhenHeldByNevada | blue ⓘ |
| colorWhenHeldByUNLV | scarlet ⓘ |
| competition | Nevada–UNLV football rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | Mountain West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Ken Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAwardedYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| fullName | Fremont Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInspiration | howitzer used by John C. Frémont in the 1840s ⓘ |
| level | NCAA Division I FBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationWhenNevadaHolds | University of Nevada, Reno campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationWhenUNLVHolds | University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John C. Frémont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | fully functional replica cannon ⓘ |
| ownerType | rotating possession between rival universities ⓘ |
| region | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalryName | Battle for the Fremont Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the heaviest and most valuable rivalry trophies in college football ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| symbolizes | statewide bragging rights in Nevada college football ⓘ |
| tradition |
displayed on the winning campus until the next game
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painted in the winning school’s colors after each game ⓘ |
| type | full-sized mountain howitzer ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Nevada–UNLV annual football game ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 545 pounds ⓘ |
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Subject: Fremont Cannon Description of subject: The Fremont Cannon is a famous college football rivalry trophy, a full-sized mountain howitzer awarded to the winner of the annual game between the University of Nevada Wolf Pack and the UNLV Rebels.
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