Michigan wide-receiver Mario Manningham scored a 6 (six!) on the Wonderlic examination. This is roughly equivalent to an IQ of 72, placing him on the low end of the "borderline retarded" range. If he had answered one less question correctly, he would be declared legally retarded. The fact that he stayed academically eligible to play football for three years at the University of Michigan represents the absolute pinnacle of academic fraud.
Here is a definition of the term "borderline retarded" (scores between 70 and 79):
"Limited trainability. Have difficulty with everyday demands like using a phone book, reading bus or train schedules, banking, filling out forms, using a video recorder or microwave oven, etcetera, and therefore require assistance from relatives or social agencies in the management of their affairs. Can be employed in simple tasks but require supervision."
We're talking about a guy who has trouble operating microwaves and should probably be under the care of the state, receiving passing grades at a major university for three years. I wonder how many credits he received for "independent studies."
And now for the heart-warming true story of Mario Manningham, as portrayed by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks…
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