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The 22 jobs Jim Caldwell should have taken

We’re talking about Hall of Fame telephone book editor talent, here.

In 1961, the students of Beloit Memorial High were each given a 200-question personality test. The goal of the test was to determine which career fields each student would most naturally be suited to enter. A young Jim Caldwell was one of those students, and “Head coach, football” was on his list. But it wasn’t at the top. Exclusive to SB Nation, here are the 22 Better Jobs for Jim Caldwell.

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1. Man waiting for his turn at the barber shop

2. Life coach for mannequins

3. Taste tester, saltine cracker division

4. Telephone book editor

5. Bus passenger

6. Horse (non-dressage)

7. School uniform sales

8. File cabinet repairman

9. Prom chaperone

10. Security guard at an airport bookstore

11. Daryl

12. Guy who lives on a golf course but does not golf

13. Scantron sheet designer

14. Marriage counselor, penguins/ostriches/other non-flying birds

15. Medical device model

16. Safety video soundtrack composer

17. Travel agent to the agoraphobic

18. Broth sommelier

19. Uncle

20. Shoe rental agent, roller skate rink/bowling alley

21. Beanbag chair

22. Head coach, backgammon

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