<p>Sporting News named their smartest athletes. Did your college make the list?
A Yalie is #1.
Their list is without any Cal Tech or MIT athletes, which probably says more about the sportswriters doing the selecting.</p>
<p>Not all the smarties are pros....
Football led with 8
Baseball =6
Basketball = 4
Hockey = 2</p>
<p>add 3 Honorable Mentions to Baseball, Basketball, and Nascar.</p>
<p>Picking those in sports that take blows to the head makes me wonder how long they can maintain this status ;)</p>
<p>Enjoy the intriguing list of what book they are currently reading.</p>
<p>So 1060 is/was a pretty weak SAT score, but for the sake of argument do you know the SAT/ACT/GPA of everyone you consider intelligent? Outside of CC, I’m not aware of any intelligent adults who actually speak of these things. I do not like the NFL and I’m not a huge fan of Peyton Manning, but I believe this guy has earned more money than most of us, though to be fair, that’s not a great barometer of intelligence. He has reached the pinnacle of success in a pretty competitive field of endeavor – we’re getting warmer. OK, it’s football but, again, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that his star shines a little bit brighter than most of ours. He’s found a high level of success in another field of endeavor – acting, commercial spokesman. He’s created a philanthropic foundation that donates hundreds of thousands annually. You? Me? Not so much. Steve Nash is another example of this type of intelligent athlete. My point is that good grades at an Ivy league school are an indication of a type of intelligence, but so is the wildly successful navigation of life. I know a wicked smart accountant from Central Michigan U. and a remarkably boneheaded doctor with two Ivy league degrees. While our kids kill themselves to have a chance at this kind of education – a goal I fully support – I think it’s useful to remember that it’s not where you go, but what you do with what you’ve got.</p>
<p>I agree Peyton is successful financially, and popular with sporting fans, however the ‘smartest list’ generally included high test scores, and Peytie Pie’s (nickname a direct quote from his mom) SATs were far below those of others on the list.</p>
<p>No one is arguing his success, only his inclusion on a list ranking intellectual strength.</p>
<p>And I would continue to argue that his intellectual strength is on a par with or greater than most, if not all, of the athletes listed. The SAT is just one measure of intellectual strength. It’s convenient and widely known, but the it seems the jury is still out on whether or not it’s valid.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to be difficult here. I just think it’s a common bias on these boards to see 1570/Dartmouth and immediately presume that person is a whole lot smarter than the 1060/U Tennessee. frequently they are, but not always. I just think intellectual strength is a whole lot more complicated than that. Maybe it’s an IQ vs. EQ thing. How did he do on the Wunderlich test? There was a guy from Harvard who punted for the Bengals ( Pat McInally?) who allegedly is the only guy to get a perfect score. Back to Peytie Pie’s alma mater, how many Vanderbilt students does it take to change a tire? Two: one to call AAA and another to mix the martinis. How many U Tennessee students does it take to change a tire? One, and they get 3 credits for it.</p>
<p>Well, is that you Eli, defending your brother? If so, good for you.</p>
<p>If the ‘smartest list’ is going to use SATs, well that’s what data we can use. The guy obviously has spent a huge amount of time practicing football throughout his entire life. Perhaps that is why he didn’t ace the test. On the other hand I know a Harvard football player who had a perfect score on his ACT, as well as standout grades, and has the talent for the pros.</p>
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