ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 22: Sterling Sharpe and Shannon Sharpe speak onstage during the Nightcap Summer Sessions at Buckhead Theatre on August 22, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)Julia Beverly/Getty Images

Video: Shannon Sharpe Surprises Brother Sterling with News of Football HOF Induction

Jack Murray

Feb 7, 2025

Hall of Fame inductee Sterling Sharpe received a familial welcoming into pro football's most exclusive club.

Sharpe's brother, Shannon—who is a 2011 inductee of the Hall of Fame—invited his older brother over and donned a gold jacket to surprise Sterling with the news that he would be headed for enshrinement in Canton, Ohio.

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"All those nights in that 1,000-square foot home, all those prayers that Granny and Libby prayed that we didn't even know God was listening to," Shannon said to Sterling. "To have this moment, and I have had some great moments in my professional life, this is the proudest moment in my life."

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