Luis Sharpe
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| Date of birth: | June 16, 1960 |
| Place of birth: | Havana, Cuba |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Tackle |
| College: | UCLA |
| NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick 16 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1982-1994 1985 |
St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals Memphis Showboats (USFL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 3 |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Luis Ernesto Sharpe (born June 16, 1960) is a former professional American football tackle who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals from 1982 through 1994. A 3-time Pro Bowl selection, Sharpe was selected by the Cardinals in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft. He also played for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL in 1985. His 23 year old daughter Leah Sharpe was found fatally shot on June 26, 2007.
Sharpe has been arrested several times on numerous drug, assault and domestic 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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