Drew Sharp has died
Just saw on Twitter that Drew Sharp died this morning. Pretty crazy, he was fairly young.
Edit: Freep link warning, but it's the only site with an article up so far:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/drew-sharp/2016/10/21/drew…
"Drew Sharp, a Detroit Free Press columnist since 1999, died this morning at his home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 56."
October 21st, 2016 at 10:42 AM ^
Wow. I wasn't sure clicking on this if it was some sort of cruel joke that was getting rightfully negbanged, or if it was actually true. Very sad to see that it's real. That is way too young to go and so sudden. RIP Drew.
October 21st, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
If you have a personal vendetta against somebody whose job is literally to piss you off because he pissed you off here or there, then that's your problem.
This shit sucks.
October 21st, 2016 at 4:57 PM ^
October 21st, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
best wishes to his friends and family.
October 21st, 2016 at 10:55 AM ^
And I was actually looking forward to his post-MSU column
October 21st, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
Are we sure he's actually dead? Maybe he's just taking a nap.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
Hatter,
If there is a hell, I have a one-way ticket there, no doubt, based on my reaction to your post.
October 21st, 2016 at 1:13 PM ^
The anti-Drew Sharp messages posted here. The sportswriter might write some articles that one does not agree with, but let's get a life. It's not as if any of his articles led to an NCAA investigation or other negative actions against UM.
It is good to see how many can express sadness over his passing here.
But joking about the death of anyone is so fucking juvenile and insensitive that it should be condemned in every manner possible.
When does comedy become dopey?
October 21st, 2016 at 2:13 PM ^
People joke about death. It is neither juvenile nor insensitive. Especially when the joke isn't even about the deceased, but about his employer.
October 21st, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^
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October 21st, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^
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October 21st, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^
What is so funny about this fellow alumnus passing away at the age of 56?
So what's your punch line?
October 21st, 2016 at 1:28 PM ^
Jason Whitlock?
October 21st, 2016 at 1:25 PM ^
October 21st, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^
I will now go interview someone and ask them a bunch of loaded questions, raid their kitchen and stuff myself to the gills, then badmouth them to the world.
October 21st, 2016 at 10:56 AM ^
October 21st, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
As many have pointed out, despite our disagreements, Drew was still a successful Michigan Man. Back when all the Michigan Daily sports columnists had clever names for their columns, usually a play on words for their name, his Daily column was called "Razor Sharp."
October 21st, 2016 at 11:26 AM ^
The Gargoyle's spoof of The Daily had a column called "The Katz Pajamas" by Jeremy Pajamas.
Of this genre my favorite was Ken Sugiura's "Close But No Sugiura." Apparently Ken has been writing for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution since 1998, most recently covering Ga Tech sports. Good for him.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:00 AM ^
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October 21st, 2016 at 11:02 AM ^
Time to win that national championship this year.
It's what he would have wanted.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^
October 21st, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
Have to agree. His shtick was basically the opposite of Wojo and it worked because his columns were always among the most viewed.
RIP Sharp
October 21st, 2016 at 1:27 PM ^
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October 21st, 2016 at 11:09 AM ^
Was never a fan of his writing style, like most here. Negative writing style aside, he could actually lay out prose and was quite articulate. It's never a good thing for a family to lose someone, seemingly unexpected, let alone at such a young age. I wish his family well...
October 21st, 2016 at 11:10 AM ^
Always a bummer to hear of someone passing so young. Condolences to his family.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:16 AM ^
but that doesn't mean he wasn't a good man. I just took him with a grain of salt. It's always sad to lose someone so young, with undoubtedly a lot of living yet to do and a lot of words yet to publish. RIP Drew.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:18 AM ^
I corresponded with him a few times. In private communications, he was pretty reasonable, even if his columns were sometimes "challenging."
56 is way too young to pass away.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^
Some guys will go to any length not to have to write about Michigan winning a national championship I guess. But in all seriousness, this is really sad news. Anytime a community loses someone with so much passion for what they do it's terrible. Far too young for a family to lose someone they love. Regardless of how a lot of people wrote about him on this board, lots of you still read him which says a lot.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:45 AM ^
You may get some flak, but I suspect that Sharp would have seen the humor in this. So a tip-of-the-hat to you.
Anyone passing away at such a young age is sobering, and I hope his family is able to find comfort in this difficult time.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
I don't think there is anyone that wouldn't want people to at least have one or two laughs at their funeral. I would hope they would at mine. I've dealt with two very hard deaths this week in my own world and I don't know if I/we would/will get through it without at least some laughter. Trying to bring some lightheartedness to a heavy situation might be my own coping mechanism but I don't know how else one deals with life if everything is so somber all the time. I have a funeral for an old friend tomorrow who was in his early 40's and just posted on Facebook that he and his wife are due to have their first child in March after years and years of trying. He was headed home from work when a truck crossed the centerline and hit him head on. Kindest, funniest, most enjoyable person you could imagine. The only thing getting me through the whole ordeal is knowing that people are coming in from all over the country and I can guarantee it's going to be way more laughs than tears. How else do you honor and celebrate someone who had an impact on your life other than to show your appreciation for them? I'm not sure tears and sadness fully accomplish that--and I'm not even Irish.
October 21st, 2016 at 3:05 PM ^
As an American from Irish bloodlines, we drink and laugh then drink more until we cry.
October 21st, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
from every Irish wake/funeral I've been to, I can say with 100% surety, you guys know how to do it.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^
RIP to Drew Sharp. My former coworker who worked with him on the Daily had nothing but nice things to say about him.
RIP.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:40 AM ^
Condolences to friends and family.
October 21st, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^
October 21st, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^
As a person whose Father died at 53, my heart immediately goes out to his children. Even if they're grown.
My Father (53), his Brother (53) and My Grandfather (55) all died young. It's awful for the family when someone goes too soon. The thing I miss most is not being able to have a "man to man" relationship with my Dad. When he died, I was 20 and still a (foul) up.
To his family all I would say is remember the good times and forget all the petty stuff (assuming there was any)
October 21st, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^
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October 21st, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^
to Mr. Sharp and best wishes to his family at this time.
October 21st, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^
But 56 is too damn young. That alone should give people reason to pause and reflect. Feel awful for his family and friends and may the man rest in peace.
October 21st, 2016 at 12:27 PM ^
Was too young....
October 21st, 2016 at 12:29 PM ^
So sorry to hear this. Most of us did not like his columns, most of the time...but every now and then he would write a decent and kind one. The odd thing is that in the videos that he did after Michigan games, he was quite civil, lucid and intelligent.
Anyway thats just a critique...RIP Drew.
October 21st, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
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