Larry Tharpe was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL draft after playing college football at Tennessee State.
17 Facts About Larry Tharpe
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Larry Tharpe was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL draft.
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Larry Tharpe signed his rookie contract with the team on July 24,1992.
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Larry Tharpe was placed on injured reserve before the start of the 1992 season, but was activated from the list on September 30.
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Larry Tharpe played in the remaining 11 games of the season as a reserve.
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Larry Tharpe played in 5 games in 1993, starting in 3 of them.
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Larry Tharpe re-signed with the Lions on July 26,1994, but spent the entire season on injured reserve.
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Larry Tharpe signed a one-year $1 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals in 1995.
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Larry Tharpe started all 16 games of the season at one of the tackle spots.
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Larry Tharpe was inactive for the first seven games of the season before he was waived on October 24,1996.
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Larry Tharpe invited Tharpe and the rest of the Lions' offensive line to Hawaii to join him, and gifted them gold bracelets commemorating the historic season.
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Larry Tharpe re-signed with the Lions on a one-year contract on June 11,1998.
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Larry Tharpe played in all 16 games in 1998, and started at right tackle in 9 of them.
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Larry Tharpe was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 4,2000.
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Larry Tharpe played in 12 games in 2000, and started at right tackle in 5 games.
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Larry Tharpe was released by the Steelers on September 1,2001.
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Larry Tharpe was a member of a class-action lawsuit against the NFL for concussion-related injuries while he was a player.