NFL referee Red Cashion
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Red Cashion was a longtime NFL referee known for his exuberant on-field personality and signature first-down calls during his officiating career from the 1970s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NFL referee Red Cashion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10217952 — 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: NFL referee Red Cashion Context triple: [College Station Cemetery, notableBurial, NFL referee Red Cashion]
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A.
NFL referee
Ed Hochuli is a well-known former National Football League official recognized for his long tenure, muscular physique, and detailed on-field penalty explanations.
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B.
Doug Clifford
Doug Clifford is an American rock drummer best known as the co-founder and drummer of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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C.
Rocky Carroll
Rocky Carroll is an American actor best known for his role as Director Leon Vance on the long-running television series NCIS.
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D.
Nick Buoniconti
Nick Buoniconti was a Hall of Fame middle linebacker best known as a defensive leader of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins and later as a prominent sports broadcaster and advocate for paralysis research.
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E.
Jerry Markbreit
Jerry Markbreit is a former National Football League official renowned as one of the league’s most prominent referees, working numerous high-profile games including multiple Super Bowls.
- 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: NFL referee Red Cashion Target entity description: Red Cashion was a longtime NFL referee known for his exuberant on-field personality and signature first-down calls during his officiating career from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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A.
NFL referee
Ed Hochuli is a well-known former National Football League official recognized for his long tenure, muscular physique, and detailed on-field penalty explanations.
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B.
Doug Clifford
Doug Clifford is an American rock drummer best known as the co-founder and drummer of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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C.
Rocky Carroll
Rocky Carroll is an American actor best known for his role as Director Leon Vance on the long-running television series NCIS.
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D.
Nick Buoniconti
Nick Buoniconti was a Hall of Fame middle linebacker best known as a defensive leader of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins and later as a prominent sports broadcaster and advocate for paralysis research.
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E.
Jerry Markbreit
Jerry Markbreit is a former National Football League official renowned as one of the league’s most prominent referees, working numerous high-profile games including multiple Super Bowls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football official
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human ⓘ |
| activeYears |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| almaMater | Texas A&M University ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-02-10 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
National Football League historical records
ⓘ
obituaries in major U.S. sports media ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Texas A&M University ⓘ |
| employer | National Football League ⓘ |
| endTime | NFL officiating career 1996 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
White American
ⓘ
linked to:
Whites
|
| fieldOfWork | sports officiating ⓘ |
| fullName |
Mason Lee Cashion
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linked to:
Mason Lee Cashion Jr.
|
| givenName | Mason ⓘ |
| hasSignature | drawn-out vocal first-down announcement ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| knownFor | enthusiastic “First doooown!” signal ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOf | NFL officiating crews ⓘ |
| nickname | Red Cashion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elongated first-down calls
ⓘ
exuberant on-field personality ⓘ |
| notableWork |
officiating Super Bowl XX
ⓘ
officiating Super Bowl XXIV ⓘ officiating Super Bowl XXX ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football official
ⓘ
NFL referee ⓘ |
| officiatedIn |
Super Bowl XX
ⓘ
Super Bowl XXIV ⓘ Super Bowl XXX ⓘ multiple NFL playoff games ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
College Station, Texas, United States
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linked to:
College Station, Texas
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| placeOfDeath |
College Station, Texas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
College Station, Texas
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| positionPlayed | referee ⓘ |
| previousPosition |
field judge
ⓘ
line judge ⓘ |
| residence |
College Station, Texas, United States
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linked to:
College Station, Texas
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | NFL officiating career 1972 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NFL referee Red Cashion Description of subject: Red Cashion was a longtime NFL referee known for his exuberant on-field personality and signature first-down calls during his officiating career from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
College Station Cemetery, Texas, United States