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Former NFL star gets a kick out of rare books
December 28, 2009 - 10:02am — Blake
Former NFL star gets a kick out of rare books
After Pat McInally signed his rookie contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1975, the first thing he did with his new-found wealth was also the least likely: He bought a vintage book collection for the copy of "Winnie the Pooh" it contained.
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Not a "likely" NFL player either.
Pat McInally is not your average NFL graduate. He is a Harvard alumnus who is reputed to hold the record for the Wonderlic which is the NFL's intelligence test.