She said it would help my reading, I said it would help me repeat my sophomore year. You need to walk 20 years in this body and feel this raging inferno that I felt to get out of Glennville, to leave that thousand square foot cinder block home with the cement floors, to leave what my grandmother said, baby, is it going to be the gas this month that Im going to pay or is it going to be the lights? Im standing on the sideline, and I can see John walking towards me. Shannon Sharpe is an American former tight end who played in the NFL for 14 seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. But he said if you play, play really hard so you have something on tape, so if we release you, someone else can say okay, this guy can play a little bit. See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. I'm kind of knocked out. I keep telling myself I'm not going to get emotional today, but I know that's not going to happen. ", Funniest line: "Phil Jackson asked me to come to Jerry Krause's house and he asked me, he said, 'Dennis, you know, we'd like you to come play, but you gotta do one thing for me, you gotta go into the kitchen and tell Scottie Pippen you're sorry.' Thanks for being there for my grandmother and me. When people told me I wasnt going to make it, I listened to the one person who told me I was, me. As we start here with the end of my journey, I know I wouldnt be here without my family. You may not know this, but I was never supposed to be a Hall of Fame tight end or any kind of tight end, or even a Hall of Fame player. [1st] Most Touchdown Pass Receptions, Career 55 Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA (select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. When I left my grandmother's home in 1986 headed to Savannah State with two brown grocery bags filled with my belongings, nothing was going to keep me from realizing my dreams. Sharpe started at tight end. Im honored to become a member of your select group. Shannon Sharpe | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau The play remains the longest TD catch in NFL playoff history. She said, son, I want a decent house. Thats all she wanted. I embraced it. The $10,000 scholarship grant honors Thomas and is funded by both Manning and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. How to work hard, how to look at yourself in the mirror each and every day, and not to worry about what other people are doing. The persona likes to have fun. Demaryius Thomas' mom speaks on scholarship honoring son | 9news.com I said, Granny, are you proud of your baby? I am proud to say that I'm not on this stage if it wasn't for you, Cheryl. Shannon Sharpe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro And I neglected my kids. He poked fun at everything from his .200 career batting average to setting a record for passed balls. If fate had dealt you a different hand, there is no question, no question in my mind we would have been the first brothers to be elected to the Hall of Fame. And I know what you're saying, "remedial reading and Spanish?" He was the starting tight end in Denvers back-to-back Super Bowl titles (XXXII and XXXIII) and the Ravens Super Bowl XXXV victory. He played in 204 regular season games and started in four AFC championship games. Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: August 6, 2011, Presenter: Sterling Sharpe, Shannons brother and former Green Bay Packers wide receiver, Other Members of the Class of 2011: Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Chris Hanburger, Les Richter, Ed Sabol, Deion Sanders, Drafted: 7th round (192nd player overall) in 1990 by Denver Broncos, Website design & development by americaneagle.com copyright 2021 Pro Football hall of fame all rights reserved, Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls, Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic, (Records through the 2003 season, Sharpes final season with Denver), (Records through the 2001 season, Sharpes final season with Baltimore). We won the game. Coach Hall has been teaching and coaching for 50 plus years, and he's still coaching today. I have a certain persona as a player, and I know this will come as a shock, but I like to talk. You know I could guard you. Devin Booker sulked. [Tied for 1st] Most Seasons, 50 or More Pass Receptions 2 Irunas. She said, son, I want a decent house. And ever since he said that, I knew the only way I was going to be successful at this game called football was if I played for a purpose that was bigger than the game itself, because I knew that the love for the game just wasn't in my heart. Harrison, was a disciplinarian. But unfortunately, time doesnt permit that. Thanks, John, for teaching me how to be a pro.". I know some of you might be in awe of the number of years, but its the number of miles. I said, "You want me to buy you a car and teach you how to drive? My sister was laying on the couch, my grandmother was laying in the room, and she could see me as I was getting ready to leave, but my grandmother never got out of bed. That's all I ask. He had one reception for five yards in the game. Our last preseason game my rookie year, we were playing the Arizona Cardinals. Instead of being angry and upset with me, he walks up to me and he says, 'I think next week we need to learn the plays.' Speech summary: Emotion fueled Rodman during his playing career, so it was no surprise that his Hall of Fame speech was emotional and scattered at times. To my three kids, Kayla, Kiari and Kaley, thanks for understanding when I promised to take you to the movies or the amusement park or to the mall, but because I'd run myself into the ground or lifted myself into oblivion earlier that day, I didn't do what I had promised to do the night before. Raiders Jan. 9, 1994) Shannon Sharpe gave one of the most emotional and heartfelt Hall of Fame speeches I have seen since Michael Irvin. My pastor at the time was a guy by the name of Leroy Joseph, and I'm so glad he was there to talk some sense into me. Rodman used his honor to help get closure on some things in his life. Shannon Sharpe: Hall of Fame Speech 2011 Shannon Sharpe Considered by many to be the Greatest Tight End of All-Time. Some have everything to do with me. You may not know this, but I was never supposed to be a Hall of Fame tight end or any kind of tight end, or even a Hall of Fame player.

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