{"id":1329497,"date":"2021-03-03T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1329497"},"modified":"2021-03-03T12:52:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:52:01","slug":"dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former &#8216;Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During his time on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/motorsports\/\">motorsports<\/a> scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-sr-once-received-a-troubling-death-threat-because-of-his-dirty-driving\/\">Dale Earnhardt Sr.<\/a> built up quite the reputation. While he was a talented driver, he had no problem playing the villain and doing whatever it took to win. Behind the scenes, however, the Intimidator could still be a pretty nice guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On at least one occasion, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-sr-always-cringed-at-a-very-specific-compliment\/\">Dale Earnhardt<\/a> reached into his wallet and put his sizable net worth to good use. According to one of his former coworkers, the NASCAR star once gave a former &#8220;drunk&#8221; a paper bag full of cash, along with specific instructions on how to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dale Earnhardt Sr. had a legendary NASCAR career <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Dale Earnhardt Moments in NASCAR | NASCAR Legends\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0EQewqMMF3A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-exacted-revenge-against-his-dad-nascar-track\/\">Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once Exacted Revenge Against His Dad on the NASCAR Track<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you hear the name Dale Earnhardt, it's tough to think of anything other than <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardts-gruesome-death-and-how-it-changed-nascar-forever\/\">his tragic death.<\/a> The Intimidator, however, was worthy of a place in NASCAR history, even if he had never met his untimely end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to what eventually happened with his own son, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-sr-went-from-high-school-dropout-to-racing-champion\/\">Dale Earnhardt followed his father's footsteps<\/a> and climbed behind the wheel of a stock car. He made his Winson Cup debut in 1975 and, in 1979, captured the NASCAR Rookie of the Year title. That early success, however, was only the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With each passing year, Earnhardt\u2019s star only continued to rise. He captured\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-is-the-nascar-cup-series\/\">the Cup Series championship<\/a>\u00a0for the first time in 1980; he would claim the top spot six more times before the end of his career. The Intimidator became a fixture on the NASCAR scene. Whether <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-sr-regularly-pulled-off-a-dangerous-in-car-move-during-nascar-races-according-to-jeff-gordon\/\">you loved, hated, or feared him,<\/a> you knew he'd finish pretty close to the front of the pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When all was said and done, Dale Earnhardt Sr. climbed behind the wheel for 676 NASCAR Cup Series races across 27 seasons.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/does-dale-earnhardt-sr-or-dale-earnhardt-jr-have-more-nascar-wins\/\">He won 76 of them<\/a>\u00a0and finished in the top 10 a grand total of 428 times. Had he not met his untimely end, those already-impressive numbers would have been even larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s net worth was also pretty impressive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dale Earnhardt Sr.&#039;s Mom Doesn&#039;t Want to See a Black No. 3 On Track - NASCAR Race Hub\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yu042ryvO9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-was-dale-earnhardt-sr-s-net-worth-when-he-died\/\">Dale Earnhardt Jr. Is Worth $300 Million, But He Only Carries His Wallet \u2018Probably 50% of the Time\u2019: \u2018I Don\u2019t Really Spend Money\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his time on the NASCAR circuit,<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-sr-once-broke-his-hand-smashing-in-the-face-of-an-employee-who-betrayed-him\/\"> Dale Earnhardt Sr.<\/a> proved to be a talented driver, capable of pulling off moves that others would never attempt. His skills weren't limited to racing, though. The Intimidator also had quite the mind for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While NASCAR is quite the cash cow these days, things were a bit different when Earnhardt hit the scene. He realized the sport's potential, however, and struck gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As detailed by Nate Ryan at <a href=\"https:\/\/nascar.nbcsports.com\/2021\/02\/17\/nascar-dale-earnhardt-business-marketing-savvy-empire-stars\/\">NBC Sports,<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;Earnhardt became a household name in part from myriad multimillion-dollar endorsements that aligned him with ubiquitous trademarks ranging from fast food (Burger King) to toys (Hasbro) to beverages and snacks (Coca-Cola and Nabisco).&#8221; He also realized the power of his own brand and sold plenty of merchandise and memorabilia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time of his tragic death, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-was-dale-earnhardt-sr-s-net-worth-when-he-died\/\">Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s net worth<\/a> clocked in at approximately $70 million. While that number might not compare favorably to modern drivers\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/who-is-the-richest-nascar-driver-of-all-time-and-what-is-their-net-worth\/\">including Dale Jr.<\/a>\u2014it's still a pretty impressive sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Intimidator once used his net worth to help out a &#8216;drunk' turned preacher in need of some assistance <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. watches a race.\" class=\"wp-image-1329508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg 1850w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=682 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024 1536w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800 1200w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg?w=90&amp;h=60 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1850px) 100vw, 1850px\" \/><figcaption>Dale Earnhardt Sr. looks on during a NASCAR race. | Joe Robbins\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-once-removed-the-confederate-flag-from-his-own-personal-truck-he-didnt-want-to-offend-anybody\/\">Dale Earnhardt Had No Problem Removing the Confederate Flag From His Truck: \u2018He Didn\u2019t Want To Offend Anybody\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-was-desperate-for-an-advantage-in-1995-and-turned-to-a-jeff-gordon-voodoo-doll-with-frightening-success\/\">Dale Earnhardt<\/a> found fame and fortune as the Intimidator, he had a softer side that could come out in private. Don Hawk, former president of DEI, saw that first hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a story shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/nascar.nbcsports.com\/2021\/02\/15\/dale-earnhardt-essence-intimidator-father-friend-jeff-gordon-kyle-petty-dale-jarrett-kurt-busch\/\">NBC Sports,<\/a> Hawk once saw a strange man approach the gate to DEI's garage. While he didn't recognize the visitor, Earnhardt himself did and headed outside to assess the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The man proceeds to explain to him, &#8216;Dale, I know the last time you saw me was over 15 years ago, and I was a drunk. I want you to know I\u2019ve been a dozen years sober, I\u2019m now a preacher at this small church, and I just wanted you to know that I was such a bad example to you, what happened in my life. It just mattered to me to come tell you that,&#8221; Hawk recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the course of the conversation, Earnhardt learned that the church couldn't afford a parking lot; parishioners would simply park on the grass rather than spend money on asphalt. The Intimidator, it seems, decided that was unacceptable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We get done talking, Dale takes the guy for a ride around the property, brings him back in my office, and says, &#8216;Talk to Hawk for a couple of minutes, I\u2019ll be back,&#8221; the former DEI president continued. &#8220;[Earnhardt] comes back in with a brown bag full of cash and said, &#8216;Turn that grass into a parking lot and don\u2019t tell anyone I gave it to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawk didn't mention anything about the fate of that parking lot, but it's safe to assume it was built. If Dale Earnhardt Sr. hands you a bag of cash with specific instructions on how to spend it, you simply do what he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On one occasion, Dale Earnhardt Sr. loaded a paper bag with money and handed it to a former &#8216;drunk,' along with two specific instructions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":1329508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[118377],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former &#039;Drunk&#039; and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"During his time on the NASCAR circuit, Dale Earnhardt Sr. built up a massive net worth. At least some of that money, however, went to a former &#039;drunk.&#039;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former &#8216;Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"During his time on the NASCAR circuit, Dale Earnhardt Sr. built up a massive net worth. At least some of that money, however, went to a former &#039;drunk.&#039;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-03T17:49:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-03T17:52:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1233\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joe Kozlowski\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@JoeKozlowski_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joe Kozlowski\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/\",\"name\":\"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former 'Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It - Sports7\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-03T17:49:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-03T17:52:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/54fa4083caedd42dabe199fbc16f92a2\"},\"description\":\"During his time on the NASCAR circuit, Dale Earnhardt Sr. built up a massive net worth. At least some of that money, however, went to a former 'drunk.'\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg\",\"width\":1850,\"height\":1233,\"caption\":\"Dale Earnhardt Sr. looks on during a NASCAR race. | Joe Robbins\/Getty Images\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former &#8216;Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/\",\"name\":\"Sports7\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/54fa4083caedd42dabe199fbc16f92a2\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/author\/joe-kozlowski\/\",\"name\":\"Joe Kozlowski\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Joe-Kozlowski-96x96.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Joe-Kozlowski-96x96.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Joe Kozlowski\"},\"description\":\"Joe Kozlowski began his career as a sports journalist in 2013 and joined Sports7 in 2019. He covers the NBA and soccer for Sports7, with specialties in legacy NBA players such as Michael Jordan and Premier League club Arsenal. Off the clock, he's a Kansas City Chiefs fan and a hockey goalie. Growing up loving Shaquille O'Neal and reading everything he could about the great big men throughout NBA history \u2014 likely because he was still tall enough, at least relative to his peers, to play center \u2014 he's continued to love learning about and exploring the historical and story-based sides of the basketball archives. As for Arsenal, Joe spent a year living in London and latched onto the local support of the club. He's barely missed a match since, loving Arsene Wenger, enduring the Banter Era, and following along through rebuilds. The Premier League interest developed into a passionate following of the Champions League, Europe's big five league, and international soccer as a whole when played at the highest level. Regardless of the sport, Joe is captivated by the stories of athletes beyond the box scores and how they push the envelope \u2014 both in terms of what we think a human is capable of accomplishing and how they find new competitive tactics to win.\",\"sameAs\":[\"\",\"JoeKozlowski_\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Joe Kozlowski | Sports7 Writer\",\"email\":\"\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former 'Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It - Sports7","description":"During his time on the NASCAR circuit, Dale Earnhardt Sr. built up a massive net worth. At least some of that money, however, went to a former 'drunk.'","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former &#8216;Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It","og_description":"During his time on the NASCAR circuit, Dale Earnhardt Sr. built up a massive net worth. At least some of that money, however, went to a former 'drunk.'","og_url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/","og_site_name":"Sports7","article_published_time":"2021-03-03T17:49:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-03T17:52:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1850,"height":1233,"url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Joe Kozlowski","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@JoeKozlowski_","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Joe Kozlowski","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/","name":"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former 'Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It - Sports7","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-03T17:49:00+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-03T17:52:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/54fa4083caedd42dabe199fbc16f92a2"},"description":"During his time on the NASCAR circuit, Dale Earnhardt Sr. built up a massive net worth. At least some of that money, however, went to a former 'drunk.'","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Dale-Earnhardt-Sr.-Church.jpg","width":1850,"height":1233,"caption":"Dale Earnhardt Sr. looks on during a NASCAR race. | Joe Robbins\/Getty Images"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-sr-handed-paper-bag-full-of-cash-former-drunk\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dale Earnhardt Sr. Once Handed a Paper Bag Full of Cash to a Former &#8216;Drunk' and Told Him Exactly How to Spend It"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/","name":"Sports7","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/54fa4083caedd42dabe199fbc16f92a2","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/author\/joe-kozlowski\/","name":"Joe Kozlowski","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Joe-Kozlowski-96x96.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Joe-Kozlowski-96x96.jpeg","caption":"Joe Kozlowski"},"description":"Joe Kozlowski began his career as a sports journalist in 2013 and joined Sports7 in 2019. He covers the NBA and soccer for Sports7, with specialties in legacy NBA players such as Michael Jordan and Premier League club Arsenal. Off the clock, he's a Kansas City Chiefs fan and a hockey goalie. Growing up loving Shaquille O'Neal and reading everything he could about the great big men throughout NBA history \u2014 likely because he was still tall enough, at least relative to his peers, to play center \u2014 he's continued to love learning about and exploring the historical and story-based sides of the basketball archives. As for Arsenal, Joe spent a year living in London and latched onto the local support of the club. He's barely missed a match since, loving Arsene Wenger, enduring the Banter Era, and following along through rebuilds. The Premier League interest developed into a passionate following of the Champions League, Europe's big five league, and international soccer as a whole when played at the highest level. Regardless of the sport, Joe is captivated by the stories of athletes beyond the box scores and how they push the envelope \u2014 both in terms of what we think a human is capable of accomplishing and how they find new competitive tactics to win.","sameAs":["","JoeKozlowski_","","",""],"jobTitle":"Joe Kozlowski | Sports7 Writer","email":""}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329497"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1329497"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1329664,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329497\/revisions\/1329664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1329508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1329497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1329497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1329497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}