Former Packers WR Sterling Sharpe named to 2025 Hall of Fame class
GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 20: Sterling Sharpe #84 of the Green Bay Packers in action against the Cincinnati Bengals during an NFL football game September 20, 1992 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sharpe played for the Packers from 1988-94. (
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Pro Football Hall of Fame has another Green Bay Packer.
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What we know:
Wide receiver Sterling Sharpe, who played seven seasons (1988-94) for the Green Bay Packers, was elected to the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The announcement was made by the Hall of Fame’s selection committee on Thursday night, Feb. 6.
The backstory:
Sharpe was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft and started all 112 regular-season games he played for Green Bay, appearing in all 16 games each season of his career. He earned first-team All-Pro honors three times and was selected to five Pro Bowls during his seven-year career that was cut short by a neck injury.
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Sharpe registered 595 receptions for 8,134 yards (13.7 avg.) and 65 touchdowns in his career. He is one of only three players in NFL history with 575-plus catches, 8,000-plus receiving yards and 65-plus receiving TDs in his first seven seasons.
Sharpe’s 595 receptions from 1988-94 were the most in NFL history to that point by a player in his first seven seasons.
What they're saying:
"On behalf of the entire Green Bay Packers organization, I want to congratulate Sterling on his long overdue election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He left an indelible mark as one of the greatest players of his generation, while also directly contributing to the revival of the Packers during the 1990s," Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy said in a statement. "We are extremely happy for Sterling and his family and are forever grateful for all that he gave and accomplished with the Packers."
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In 1992, he helped Green Bay make the postseason for the first time since 1972, excluding the strike-shortened season of 1982.
Sharpe is the 29th member of the Packers to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Source: The Green Bay Packers provided information.