US EditionEx-Packers receiving great Sterling Sharpe joins tight end Shannon as first brothers in Hall of Fame
CANTON, OHIO, JUL 29 – Sterling Sharpe joins his brother Shannon as the first brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a career with five Pro Bowls and leading the league in receptions three times.
- In Canton, Ohio, the Hall of Fame welcomed Sterling Sharpe, former Packers receiver, alongside his brother Shannon Sharpe as the first siblings with busts on display.
- Despite his career ending at age 29 due to a neck injury, Sharpe waited 31 years for Hall of Fame induction after earning five Pro Bowls and seven All-Pro seasons.
- Averaging 85 catches per season, Sharpe surpassed peers and led the league with 18 touchdown receptions in his final year despite a neck injury.
- They embraced amid laughter and tears as decades of doubt fell away, and Shannon Sharpe called it 'the proudest moment of my life.'
- Reflecting on legacy, the Sharpe brothers set an NFL first, with Shannon Sharpe noting his brother `was supposed to be in the Hall first` before Sterling's 31-year wait.
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Ex-Packers receiving great Sterling Sharpe joins tight end Shannon as first brothers in Hall of Fame
Former Green Bay Packers receiver Sterling Sharpe will join his younger brother Shannon Sharpe in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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