John Daly passes out at Hooters

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Police: Golfer John Daly drunk, detained

By Staff Reports
Published: October 29, 2008

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When you hear the words "Hooters," "John Daly" and "extremely intoxicated" in the same sentence, you know where this story is going.

In the latest chapter of Daly's longtime struggle with alcohol abuse, Daly was held overnight in a North Carolina jail after passing out at a Hooters restaurant, according to Winston-Salem police.

Police officers were called to the Hooters at 120 Hanes Square Circle in Winston-Salem at 2:17 a.m. When police arrived, Daly, who had passed out at the restaurant, was already being treated by emergency medical workers, according to police reports. Emergency workers said Daly refused to go to a hospital.

According to police, Daly "appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative." Daly again refused to go to the hospital and was eventually asked to leave by Hooters employees, police said.

Because the clearly drunk Daly had no transportation home, police said they held Daly in custody at a local jail until he sobered up, and then he was escorted home. Daly was photographed by police, but does not appear to have been charged with any crime.

After his bizarre appearance at the British Open, where he accused his former coach Butch Harmon of lying about Daly's alchohol abuse and then struggled to break 90, and his shirtless round in Missouri which was a YouTube hit, this latest episode is more proof that Daly, who still has a tremendous fan following, is now far more famous as a sad sideshow than the long-hitting Babe Ruth of golf who came from nowhere to win the 1991 PGA Championship.


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[DannyT]

sad sad sad...it aint easy JD but you gots to get help man....good luck

[AlamoSpursFan]

I can't believe a Hooters had enough alcohol on premises to get John Daly drunk.

[PixelPusher]

Just seeing the headline "John Daly passes out at Hooters" is enough to reassure myself that I am not dreaming or living in a virtual reality; that I am indeed living in the real world.

[JoeChalupa]

This is par for the course for Daly.

[BacktoBasics]

Too bad no one had enough common sense to stop serving him beer.

Alcohol is so ing destructive. Had this dude been stoned out of his mind instead of drunk the Hooters would have made a killing off a zoned out quiet and cooperative customer but oh no dope is bad but booze....no problem.

[tonylongoriafan]

what's the big deal? who hasn't passed out at a hooters before?

seriously, he's just livin' the life...his body, his temple...i'm cool with that!

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

John Daly is awesome!!!

[mexicanjunior]

That is greatness...

[lefty]

Too bad no one had enough common sense to stop serving him beer.

Alcohol is so ing destructive. Had this dude been stoned out of his mind instead of drunk the Hooters would have made a killing off a zoned out quiet and cooperative customer but oh no dope is bad but booze....no problem.

Maybe he couldn't resist to the waitresses' charms ( I mean boobs)