Mary Porter, the grandmother of former NFL players Sterling and Shannon Sharpe, died on Wednesday evening, according to The Denver Post.
Porter, who was 89 at the time of her passing, suffered from diabetes. She raised Sterling and Shannon Sharpe, along with their sister Libby and nine children of her own, outside of Glennville, Ga, The Post said.
Shannon Sharpe will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month. He told the newspaper that because of her passing, Porter will now be able to fully understand his speech in Canton on Aug. 6.
"She's in a better place now," the former Broncos tight end told the newspaper. "She'll be able to hear my speech now. She would not have been able to understand my speech in the body she was in. She'll be able to hear my speech in the body she has now.
"I'm thankful I got to spend 43 years with her and she got to see the type of man I became," Sharpe added.
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