Hall of Fame
was a four-year letter winner (1986-89) in football as a flanker. Sharpe led Savannah State to an 8-1 record in 1989. The Glennville, GA native was All-SIAC First Team in 1987, 88 and 89. In 1989, he was Co-SIAC Player of the Year, selected to the Kodak Small College All-America First Team, and named the College Player of the Year in Georgia. He was the first Savannah State player to play in the Blue-Gray Classic (1990) and East-West Shrine Game (1990). Sharpe owns SSU single season receiving records for yardage, touchdowns and yards per catch. His #2 football jersey was officially retired on Shannon Sharpe Day in October 2009 at SSU.
Sharpe received his B.S. degree in criminal justice in 1990. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1990 National Football League Draft by the Denver Broncos. He played 14 years in the NFL, was an eight-time pro Bowl selection, a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990’s and won three Super Bowl rings. Upon his retirement in 2003, he set the all-time record for tight ends in receptions, touchdowns and total receiving yards. Currently, he is an analyst for the NFL Today on CBS television.
