NFL News: Former Cardinals star Lewis Sharp Dead 65
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former NFL The three-time professional bowler, offensive tackle Lewis Sharp, passed away Friday, his former team confirmed. He was 65 years old.
Sharp played in the league for 13 seasons. Arizona Cardinals Franchise. He was the first round pick for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
Sharp played only in the Cardinals, but he played in three different cities. He spent the first six seasons of his career in St. Louis, and the next six seasons at Phoenix when the team moved to Arizona.
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Files – Lewis Sharp, #67 of the Phoenix Cardinals, watches at Sundeville Stadium in Tempe, Arizona during an NFL football game around 1992. Sharp played for the Cardinals from 1982 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1994 (photo focused on Sports/Getty Images) (Focusing on the image of sports/Getty)
The final season of Sharp’s career was the first season the Cardinals franchise rebranded to become the Arizona Cardinals. Sharp began all 189 games he played in his career.
“Through his long and accomplished career with the Cardinals, Lewis Sharp exhibited the unusual type of strength and toughness that made him a successful player,” Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in a statement.
“Admirably, he will demonstrate those same traits in addressing the personal challenges he faced at the end of his career.
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St. Louis Cardinals offensive tackle Lewis Sharp (67) during his action against Atlanta Falcons’ defensive end Greg Brown (98) at Fulton County Stadium on November 29, 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia. (RVR Photos – Sports of Today)
After his NFL career, Sharp fought drug addiction and spent time in prison, but he turned his life around and calmed down. In 2015, Sharp returned to his hometown Michigan To get out of Arizona.
“I feel a sense of purpose now,” Sharp said. Athletic 2020.
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Phoenix Cardinals #67 Lewis Sharp will warm up during a pre-game warm-up before the start of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at Sundeville Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on October 23, 1994. (Focusing on the image of sports/Getty)
In the last year of his life, Sharp spent time counselling patients in Detroit at a drinking clinic. The three-time Pro Bowlers worked with the NFL to help their health out of the day before the previous player played.
“I recognize that I have the life I have today because I have overcome so many obstacles and so many challenges,” Sharp said. “God wanted me to go out and do exactly what I was doing, share my life with others, fall from grace and say, “If I can stand before you today as a productive member of society, you can do that too.” ”
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