Papa John’s Makes Shaq Rich(er)

More than a year ago, Papa John’s paid Shaquille O’Neal $4.1M and gave him 90,000 shares of stock to endorse the brand, become a board member, and own nine stores as a franchisee. The pizza company recently reported a same-store sales jump of almost 27%, making Shaq’s stock holding alone worth $7M, according to Darren Rovell. 

If his The General Car Insurance commercials are any indication, Shaq is everywhere and Papa John’s is just a portion of his retirement portfolio. The TNT analyst, who made $300M during his playing career, is raking in cash through dozens of investments. 

Some of his more notable holdings, according to Money: 

• 17 Auntie Anne’s Pretzels franchises
• 40 24-Hour Fitness gyms
• 150 car washes
• 155 Five Guys locations – though he has since sold them
• A Big Chicken restaurant in Las Vegas
• Early stakes in Google and Apple
• Early investor in Ring, which sold to Amazon for $1B
• Sacramento Kings minority ownership