Sterling Sharpe
- Green Bay Packers (1988-1994)
- 5 × Pro Bowl selection ( 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994)
- 5 × All-Pro selection ( 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994)
- Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
- Most pass catches in the NFL in 1989, 1992, 1993
- Most caught touchdowns in NFL 1992, 1994
Sterling Sharpe ( born April 6, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American former American football player at the position of wide receiver. He played for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League ( NFL).
College
Sharpe grew up with his grandmother in Georgia together with his younger brother Shannon Sharpe, one of the best tight ends the NFL history to. He attended the High School, playing alongside football and basketball and was a successful athlete. As long jumper he held in Georgia the national record in his age group. In high school in Glennville Sharpe was used as a quarterback, linebacker, kickoff returner and running back. Sharpe, who has repeatedly been plagued by injuries this regularly ignored and played anyway.
In 1985 he received a scholarship from the University of South Carolina in Columbia and graduated in 1987 from specialist interdisciplinary studies. He played in this time as a wide receiver for the South Carolina Gamecocks and improved records his college during his studies on 169 pass catches with a space gain achieved by 2497 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Professional time
In the 1988 NFL Draft Sharpe was selected by the Packers in the first round in sixth place. In his first year he was regularly use time and was always played by quarterback Don Majkowski. The Packers under coach Lindy Infante were at this time a team from the bottom half of the table. The team was able to in the next few years does not significantly increase, although Sharpe quickly developed due to its safety catch and his speed to one of the best wide receiver in the NFL. In 1992 he was the obligation of Brett Favre from the Atlanta Falcons, at the same time replaced Mike Holmgren Infante as coach. The brilliant playmaker Favre repeatedly succeeded Sharpe integrate with its precise passes in the game. In 1993 the first move with Sharpe and Favre in the playoffs the team. The team was eliminated in the second game after a 27:17 defeat against the Dallas Cowboys. In 1994 he was again of making the play -offs and the repeated withdrawal against the Cowboys in the second round, this time to a 35:9 defeat.
In the 1994 season Sharpe suffered a neck injury and was then forced to end his career after only seven seasons. Sharpe's individual performance was outstanding during his short career. Overall, he scored 65 touchdowns, which he could achieve the respective 1992 and 1994 seasonal best of all pass receiver with 13 or 18 touchdowns. In all, he could catch in his career in the regular season 595 passes for a room gain of 8134 yards.
Honors
Sharpe played five times in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. He is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. His brother Shannon, the total could win the Super Bowl three times, gave him his first championship ring as an acknowledgment.
After the career
Sharpe works as a television presenter and football analyst.