Sterling Sharpe
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | April 6, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Glennville (Glennville, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | South Carolina (1983–1987) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1988: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||
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Sterling Sharpe (born April 6, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, and played in the NFL from 1988 to 1994 with the Packers in a career shortened by a neck injury. He became an analyst for the NFL Network. He is the older brother of Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe. In 2025, Sterling Sharpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.