Received: 5/16/13
Time: 13 days
Autographed Items Received: 1991 Fleer Ultra, 1993 Topps, 1993 Topps Team Leaders
Sterling Sharpe was, quite possibly, on his way to becoming a legendary wide receiver in the same conversation as a Jerry Rice. He was the Packers 1st round pick in 1988 and led the league in receptions by his second season. He made the Pro Bowl for five seasons, was a 5x All Pro, and is in the Packers Hall of Fame. In 1992, Brett Favre came to the Packers and Sterling would finally have a top-flight QB to throw to him. Sadly, in 1994, a neck injury ended Sterling's career. With another 5-6 seasons of Favre throwing to him, it's probably safe to say he would have been a first ballot Hall of Famer. Sterling's little brother, Shannon, followed his footsteps to the NFL and became a Hall of Fame tight end. In his induction speech, Shannon admitted that he wasn't even the best football player in his own family. Sterling went into broadcasting as soon as his playing career was over and is currently a studio analyst for NFL Network, which is where I sent this request.
I actually had gotten Sterling 1/1 c/o ESPN about 10 years ago. I noticed he was signing a lot on Sportscollectors.net lately. I had these 3 (and several more) and I wanted to take the opportunity to knock a few more out of my unsigned collection. They look great signed, even though it seems he got rushed and signed the 1993 Topps on the back!
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