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TIL Harvard punter / receiver Pat McInally was the only NFL player to score a perfect 50/50 on the Wonderlic intelligence test in 1975. When he took it again in 2007 and got 1 question wrong he quipped "Missed one. Not a bad score after six concussions."

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