Brad Daugherty

Birth Name:

Bradley Lee Daugherty

Birth Place:

Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States

Profession

Actor

In 2001, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
After meeting NASCAR driver Richard Petty as a child, he developed a lifelong interest in racing
Was 16 years old and a freshman in college when he joined the Tar Heels basketball team at the University of North Carolina, and by his senior year he was a first-team All-American
Quote: "I got to go to college for fre․ That was my entire goal laying basketball․"
Quote: "I loved to play basketball, but I was always passionate about racing․"
In 2007, he started working for ESPN as a NASCAR analyst after serving as a basketball analyst for some time
The Cleveland Cavaliers chose him as their Number 1 pick in the 1986 draft and he played with the NBA team for eight seasons before retiring
Chose his Number 43 basketball jersey in honor of Richard Petty, and the Cavaliers retired the number in 1997 after Daugherty retired
Enjoys fishing, hunting and golfing in his spare time
Even while playing in the NBA, he would race hot rods in his free time

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