Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2003. Fitzgerald was selected by the Cardinals with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft. He is widely considered by fans, coaches and peers to be one of the greatest receivers in NFL history.
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | August 31, 1983||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield, Minnesota) | ||||||
College: | Pittsburgh (2002–2003) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Fitzgerald has been selected for the Pro Bowl eleven times. He was named first-team All-Pro in 2008 and second-team All-Pro twice in 2009 and 2011. He is second in NFL career receiving yards, second in career receptions, and sixth in career receiving touchdowns. He was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
Fitzgerald became a minority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2020.