Shannon Sharpe’s plans to make the Hall of Fame week special for his brother, Sterling Sharpe, backfired because he lost his job on ESPN. Sharpe feared people’s focus might shift to his expulsion over Sterling’s special moment.

Now, 31 years after Sterling's abrupt retirement in 1994 following a seven-year career full of records and accolades, as the Sharpes became the first pair of brothers enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Sterling fittingly focused on his younger sibling.