On Saturday, the Sharpe's became the first NFL brothers to join the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the induction of Sterling, a longtime Green Bay Packers wide receiver. 

 

The former seventh overall pick out of South Carolina played seven seasons in Green Bay where he averaged 85 catches and 1,162 yards a season while totaling 65 touchdowns. Before a neck injury cut his career abruptly short he was named to five Pro Bowls and received first-team All-Pro three times. 

 

His retirement came in 1994, but Sharpe had to wait 25 years to finally claim his gold jacket, something that was long overdue after being eligible for induction since 2000. In 2002, Sterling Sharpe was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame joining a ring of greats, but Saturday was a day he'll never forget. 

 

Sterling was sure to emphasize the Pro Football Hall of Fame was never the goal, but that it's a great feat and one he's proud to share with his brother. Shannon Sharpe famously said he was the "second best player in his family" during his own induction speech in 2011, on stage Saturday, Sterling jokingly agreed with Shannon, but the pair also shared a special moment. Three years after Sterling had to retire, Shannon gave his older brother his Super Bowl ring which he won after his Denver Broncos beat Sterling's Packers. This time, Sterling took his gold jacket and gave it to Shannon claiming him to be the only Hall of Famer with two gold jackets. 

A special moment shared for the first time between brothers in Canton who hold a bond like no other. 

 

The weekend's festivities brought over 130,000 to the Ohio town amongst those joined in celebrating the great accomplishment was a sea of Green Bay Packers fans from all over the United States, and another Sterling, named after the "best wide receiver to ever play the game," said his dad Ross in an interview with WIS10 News. 

 

It's a stark reminder of the impact that players have on the communities they represent and a prime example of what it means to be a Green Bay Packer for life.