An ESPN a college basketball broadcaster decided to take a second job delivering food to make up for the money he lost playing basketball.
According to the report New York Post, Dan Dakich has been working as a driver at DoorDash for several months as self-inflicted punishment for losing money at a men's basketball tournament NCAA in March last year.
"I come from steelworkers, teachers, and I've lost sight of the value of the dollar," Dakich told barrettsportsmedia.com. “I woke up at 5:30 in the morning and told my wife I had to get over it. Seriously, I went to a hardware store about a mile from my house and applied for a job because I wanted my money back. I owe my family and I've lost a dollar's worth. "
Dakich did not comment on how much he lost. He said he saw his stepson making $ 25 an hour and started making deliveries himself.
The 58-year-old had a successful basketball career at the University of Indiana under Bobby Knight from 1981-1985. He then became one of Knight's assistant coaches after graduation before eventually joining Bowling Green University as head coach in 1997.
He then launched a new career in sports media in 2009 when he hosted "The Dan Dakich Show" on a local Indianapolis radio station and ESPN Radio branch. He replaced Steve Lavin as ESPN in college as a basketball commentator and analyst in 2010, but recently said the company was unlikely to bring him back after being accused of being misogynistic for comments he made on Twitter about paid student athletes.
Dakich's Wikipedia page has been changed to "American Basketball Commentator, Door Dasher, and Radio Host."