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Larry Tharpe

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Pittsburgh Steelers · OT

Larry Tharpe recorded 64 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

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playoff games

6

indexed seasons

64

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Larry Tharpe's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1997
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 28, 1997

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 5, 2000

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
ATLANTAFALCONS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 20, 1998

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 14, 1998

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
DETROITLIONS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 6, 1998

Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Larry Tharpe's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
DETTHARPE—Larry Tharpe
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

02
ARITHARPE—Larry Tharpe
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NETHARPE—Larry Tharpe
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

04
PITTHARPE—Larry Tharpe
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons64 career gamesJersey: 791 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 15, 1992Most recent: Nov 5, 2000

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history