COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - This weekend, Sterling Sharpe will become the first-ever South Carolina Gamecock to have his career enshrined at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Sharpe was a record-setting receiver with the Gamecocks in the late 1980s before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1988. He went on to play seven seasons with the Packers before being forced to retire in 1994 due to a neck injury.
WIS recently sat down with Sharpe to talk about his long journey to Canton, as well as his Gamecock teammate and friend, Harold Green, all about the former’s induction.
You can watch a WIS special report, “Sterling Sharpe: A Legacy Complete” above this story.
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(South Carolina Athletics) (South Carolina Athletics) (South Carolina Athletics) (South Carolina Athletics) (South Carolina Athletics) (South Carolina Athletics) Green Bay Packers receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) in 1990 season photo. Location unknown. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh)(Bill Waugh | AP) FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe (84), chased by Phoenix Cardinals Jay Taylor, heads towards the goal line to score the first touchdown of an NFL football game in Tempe, Ariz., Nov. 18, 1990. (AP Photo/Jeff Kida)(JEFF KIDA | AP) Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) breaks away from cornerback Terrell Buckley (27) after catching a pass during training camp in Green Bay, Wis., July 19, 1993. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)(ROBERTO BOREA | AP) FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) heads for the end zone after pulling in a pass for a touchdown during an NFL footblal game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Oct. 24, 1993, at Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)(Chris O'Meara | AP) Green Bay Packers' wide receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) gains yards before being pulled out of bounds by Dallas Cowboys back Kevin Smith (26) (obscured), in the first quarter of the Cowboys 27-17 win, Sunday, Jan. 16, 1994 in Irving, Texas. Cowboys safety Darren Woodson (28) pushes from the right. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)(David J. Phillip | AP) FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe celebrates a third quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Nov. 24, 1994. Photo/Tim Sharpe)(Tim Sharpe | AP) FILE - Shannon Sharpe, left, unveils a bust of himself along with his presenter and brother, Sterling Sharpe, during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)(Ron Schwane | AP) Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content like this, subscribe to our email newsletter, and download our apps. Have feedback that can help us improve? Click here.