Dennis Rodman for Mensa

Dennis Rodman, how much do we know about this man?

A cursory look at Wikipedia (possibly the best site for settling those bets like "Tiger Woods is just as Asian as he is black") tells us he was born in Trenton and there's some debate over his height. It also tells us well-known facts about his career and life, his 'Defensive Player of the Year' awards, marrying Carmen Electra, "killing of the old Dennis Rodman" during the '92-'93 season with a loaded shotgun in the Palace parking lot (alright, I admit I didn't know this one either).

There's one line that really stands out though, "he used an almost scientific approach to calculate how the ball would ricochet off the basket to be in prime position to grab it". Think about this for a second. You're probably thinking 'Dennis Rodman? Scientific? What are these drugs and does Barry Bonds take them?' If you are, then you haven't been following Dennis' recent activity.

As an insomniac, I've been watching Celebrity Poker on Sunday nights, where Dennis Rodman recently made an appearance. The man was unstoppable. At times his bets seemed mad, just completely out of this world, but then he would win the hand. Then the next hand and the one after that. He ended up the champ of the episode and eventually faced off in a championship game where he was knocked out by a ridiculously lucky Mekhi Phifer (the guy must've drawn an Ace like every deal). This, along with his appearance on Pros Vs. Joes (more quality programming by the way), piqued my interest into what 'The Worm' has been up to since his stint in Dallas.

Going back to Wikipedia, you'll find that Dennis was the winner of Celebrity Mole Yucatan. If you're not sure what The Mole is about, it doesn't matter, just know that Mensa billed it as the smartest show on television. Wikipedia tells us that Rodman won while barely taking a note, any notes that he did take were on cocktail napkins. Now granted celebrity competition is never a great gauge of overall intelligence, but come on, Mensa called it the smartest show on TV, that's gotta be worth something.

Now let's get this straight, I'm not nominating Rodman for a Nobel Prize or anything, I'm just saying he's probably the smartest crazy celebrity we never give any credit to. Googling "dennis rodman iq" brings no useful results, so there's nothing to disprove my theory. Is Dennis Rodman the greatest physics teacher no one has ever had? I know none of my physics teachers ever slept with Carmen Electra, that's for sure.