The Quaz Q&A: Mike Sharp

var addthis_product = 'wpp-252'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};* Welcome to the 37th installment of The Quaz Q&A. This feature—a question-and-answer session with a person from sports/entertainment/politics/whatever—will appear every Thursday on jeffpearlman.com. If you have any suggestions/ideas for people to speak with, hit me up at anngold22@gmail.com. I’m listening. If you are skipping around the internet, looking for a happy story to lift your spirits, well, today you’ve come to the wrong place. On Sept. 15, 1981, Mike Sharp—one of America’s better amateur athletes—was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a car driven by 91-year-old Elmer Peterson. Sharp traveled more than 250 feet through the air before landing on his head and shoulder. His life has never been the same. Once upon a time, Sharp was a super-stud. At Shawnee Mission East High he was one of the state’s top distance runners, and as a cyclist competed wit...