FLORENCE, Ala.- Shannon Sharpe was honored as the 25th inductee into the Division II Hall of Fame as part of a combined Harlon Hill Trophy and Division II Football Hall of Fame Banquet held at the Florence Conference Center.

Sharpe was chosen by a 20-member selection committee.

The Savannah State University alumnus who went on to be a part of three Super Bowl Championship teams in the National Football League and is currently an analyst for the NFL Today on CBS was the lone inductee for 2009.

Sharpe led the 1988 and 1989 Tigers to a combined 15-4 record that included an 8-1 finish in 1989. Sharpe was the 1989 Co-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-SIAC pick as a flanker. He was also selected to the Kodak Small College All-America team. He was the first Savannah State football player to play in the Blue-Gray Classic (1990) and the East-West Shrine Game (1990). He was also named College Player of the Year in the state of Georgia.
A three-time All-SIAC selection in 1987, 1988 and 1989, Sharpe owns SSU single season receiving records for yardage (1,312), touchdowns (18) and yards per catch (21.5), all set as a senior. For his career at SSC, Sharpe caught 192 passes for 3,744 yards and 40 touchdowns. Sharpe was selected in the 7th round of the 1990 National Football League Draft, 192nd overall, by the Denver Broncos, and spent the next 14 seasons in the NFL.
The Division II Football Hall of Fame is housed at Braly Municipal Stadium, which has hosted the Division II Football Championship Game since 1986.