Ricky Sharpe played in the Arena Football League as a defensive back

Defensive back

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/wide receiver

Wide receiver

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 for the Los Angeles Avengers

Los Angeles Avengers

The Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...

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High school years

Sharpe attended Mt. Carmel High School

Mount Carmel High School (San Diego, California)

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 in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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, where he was a standout in football

High school football

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, basketball

Basketball

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, and track & field

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College career

Sharpe attended San Diego State University

San Diego State University

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, where he was an All-Mountain West Conference

Mountain West Conference

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 second team selection as a sophomore and senior, and an All-Mountain West Conference honorable mention selection as a junior. He finished his career with 191 tackles, six interceptions, and three fumble recoveries.

After football

Sharpe is a contestant on the 2011 season of the reality game show Expedition Impossible

Expedition Impossible (TV series)

Expedition Impossible is a 2011 American reality television series. The series follows thirteen teams of three competitors as they "solve problems while racing across deserts, over mountains and through rivers" across the nation of Morocco. The first team to cross the finish line after completing...

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