Ed Sharkey
Edward Joseph Sharkey
Born: July 6, 1927
Brooklyn, NY USA
Deceased: December 13, 2015
Centralia, WA
Position: LB-G-T-DG
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 229
College: Duke, Nevada-Reno
High School: DeSoto County (Arcadia, FL)
Career: 1947-1958
Ed Sharkey played from 1947 to 1958 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, BC Lions, Cleveland Browns, New York Yankees, New York Yanks, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Sharkey intercepted 5 passes for 22 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| CFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| CFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 9 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 10 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | BC Lions | 14 | |
| 1958 | CFL | BC Lions | 5 |
Honors
1957 - CFL Coaches All-Star
1957 - CFL Shrine West All-Star
1957 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1957 - CFL CFL West All-Star
