McInally, a cum laude graduate, was named a NFF National Scholar - Athlete and a first team All-American as a senior in 1974.
"[10] McInally claims it hurt, rather than enhanced, his position in the draft because "coaches and front-office guys don't like extremes one way or the other, but particularly not on the high side.
"[11] McInally was selected in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL draft, but suffered a broken leg while scoring a touchdown in the College All-Star Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in early August,[12] and missed the entire 1975 season.
[14] In 1980 Bengals' season finale, which was a Bengals–Browns rivalry game, Thom Darden used a forearm tackle to the face of McInally.
[15] McInally was unconscious for about 10 minutes and left the field on a stretcher, but he returned in the second half to make three receptions for 86 yards, including a game-tying touchdown.
[19] McInally conceived the Starting Lineup series of action figures circa 1985, the final year of his career, and pitched the idea to Kenner, a leading producer of toys.
In 1986, McInally worked as a color commentator on college football games for one season on ESPN with play-by-play announcer Mike Patrick.
[21] For years he wrote a newspaper column nationally syndicated by King Features, "Pat Answers for Kids."
The column, which first ran in the Cincinnati Enquirer, eventually appeared in newspapers nationwide including the Chicago Tribune and the Boston Globe.
[4] In 2006, the Wonderlic Company named McInally its director of marketing and testing to help student athletes prepare for the SAT.
[23] McInally founded the College Sports Connections Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping student-athletes from economically challenged families.