- Luis Sharpe
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1960|6|16|mf=y
Birthplace=Havana, Cuba
DateOfDeath=
Position=Tackle
number=67
College=UCLA
DraftedYear=1982
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 16
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=SHARPLUI01
PFR=SharLu00
ProBowls=3
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Awards=
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years=1982-1994
teams=St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals
HOF=Luis Ernesto Sharpe (born
June 16 ,1960 ) is a former professionalAmerican football tackle who played 13 seasons in theNational Football League for the St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals from 1982 through 1994. A 3-timePro Bowl selection, Sharpe was selected by the Cardinals in the 1st round (16th overall) of the1982 NFL Draft . He also played for theMemphis Showboats of theUSFL in 1985. His 23 yr. old daughter was found fatally shot and killed on Tuesday, June 28.Sharpe has been arrested several times on numerous drug,
assault anddomestic violence charges, has been to prison, and has been shot twice.The native Cuban was also almost deported in 2000 and has been in and out of rehabilitation centers for problems with
crack cocaine .
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