Shannon Sharpe

NFL Hall of Famer

The Work

The call came into our Houston location in the summer of 2023, right as the sports world was buzzing about Shannon’s high-profile departure from Undisputed. The booking was handled by an assistant for a condo installation, and my local service technician headed out for what he expected to be a standard high-end project.

The assistant let him in, specified the mounting heights, and left him to get to work. My tech was mid-install when he heard the front door open and a voice echoing down the hallway. He stopped in his tracks—the voice was unmistakable, but he couldn't quite believe it was happening. When the man finally rounded the corner to check on the progress, his suspicions were confirmed: he was looking at the Pro Football Hall of Famer himself.

It turns out this was during that pivotal "in-between" chapter for Shannon. Having just left Skip Bayless, he had secured the Houston condo as a temporary base to decompress and plan his next move—a move that eventually led him to the desk at ESPN with Stephen A. Smith. He needed his setup to be perfect so he could stay locked into the sports world while sorting out his future.

My technician said Shannon was incredibly down-to-earth and a total pro. The "Mounting Man" cherry on top? As the tech was packing up his truck, he caught a glimpse of Shannon's vehicle in the drive—the license plate simply read "S-H-A-R-P-E". It was a legendary moment for our Houston team and a testament to why the biggest names in the game trust us with their homes.

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About Shannon Sharpe

Shannon Sharpe is widely considered one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. A seventh-round pick out of Savannah State in the 1990 NFL Draft, Sharpe defied the odds over a 14-year career — retiring as the NFL's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns by a tight end. He was the first tight end to amass over 10,000 receiving yards, finishing with 815 catches for 10,060 yards and 62 touchdowns. An eight-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time First-Team All-Pro, Sharpe won three Super Bowl championships — back-to-back titles with the Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998, and a third ring with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000. He was named to the NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team, inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame, and enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011. After retiring from the field, Shannon became one of the most recognizable voices in sports media, co-hosting Skip and Shannon: Undisputed on FS1 from 2016 to 2023 and hosting the popular Club Shay Shay podcast.

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