Detroit Free Press sports columnist Drew Sharp died Friday at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., the newspaper reported.
Sharp was 56. The cause of his death was not immediately released.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Drew Sharp's wife, Karen, @freep and his media colleagues. https://t.co/aZ04z0Br3D
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) October 21, 2016
Sharp was a Detroit native and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. He joined the Free Press in 1983.