Sterling Sharpe

Sterling Sharpe
No. 84
PositionWide receiver
Personal information
Born (1965-04-06) April 6, 1965
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlennville
(Glennville, Georgia)
CollegeSouth Carolina (1983–1987)
NFL draft1988: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Receptions595
Receiving yards8,134
Receiving touchdowns65
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.