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Larry Fitzgerald
Date of birth	August 31, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	227 lb (103 kg)
Position(s)	Wide receiver
College	Pittsburgh
NFL Draft	2004 / Round 1/ Pick 3
Pro Bowls	2006
Awards	2003 Fred Biletnikoff Award 2003 Walter Camp Award
Statistics	CBS.com ESPN
Team(s)
2004–present	Arizona Cardinals

Larry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. (born August 31, 1983 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals. His younger brother, Marcus, currently plays wide receiver for Marshall University.

As a youth, he worked as a ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings, and during that time, was mentored by Randy Moss and Cris Carter.

High School. Larry attended Minnehaha Academy in 1998 as a Freshman. As a Freshman he starred on the Redhawks Varsity football team as a standout defensive back. He would get a ride home from practice normally from senior athletic stars Joe D. Vogel or Adam Martin. Larry also played in one of the most lopsided games in Minnesota State High School Football history. DeLasalle High School led by former Northwestern and University of Minnesota standout Ben Johnson beat the Redhawks 79-0. Larry made a wise decision the following fall when he enrolled at The Academy of Holy Angels. At Holy Angels Larry dominated while playing with future University of Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco.

Larry attended the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania as graduating in May of 2002. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh and became a star, widely considered one of the greatest players at his position in the history of the college game. After just his sophomore year, Fitzgerald garnered the 2003 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award (for the best player in college football), the 2003 Biletnikoff Award (for the best wide receiver in college football), and 2003 Columbus Touchdown Club Player of the Year was a unanimous 2003 All-America selection. Additionally, he was 2003 runner-up for the prestigious Heisman Trophy, for the most outstanding player in college football; Oklahoma's Jason White won that award by a relatively slim margin. In just 26 games with the Panthers, Fitzgerald hauled in 161 passes for 2,677 yards (16.6 avg.) and 34 touchdowns. Only Antonio Bryant (173, 1999-2001) and Latef Grim (178, 1998-2000) had more receptions in a career at Pittsburgh. His 2,677 yards rank behind Grim (2,680), Dietrich Jells (3,003, 1991-95) and Bryant (3,061). His 34 scoring grabs broke the old school all-time record of 30 by Bryant. Fitzgerald also holds an NCAA Record with at least one touchdown catch in eighteen straight games. He was the first player in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons receiving, and his 14 games with at least 100 yards receiving broke the previous Panthers all-time record of 13, set by Bryant.

Fitzgerald left The University of Pittsburgh after a tremendous year in which he caught 87 passes for 1,595 yards and 22 TDs. He was drafted 3rd overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, by the Arizona Cardinals. So far, he has proven to be a franchise wide receiver. In 2004 he had 58 receptions for 780 yards and 8 touchdowns. In 2005 he had 103 receptions for 1,409 yards and 10 touchdowns and was named to his first Pro Bowl. Fitzgerald teams with Anquan Boldin to create one of the most dangerous wide receiver tandems in the NFL. In 2005, the Arizona Cardinals WRs became only the third duo from the same team to each catch over 100 receptions (see Herman Moore and Brett Perriman, also Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey). Boldin and Fitzgerald also topped the 1,400-yard mark, only the third duo to achieve that in NFL history. They joined Detroit's Herman Moore and Brett Perriman, who accomplished the feat in 1995, and St. Louis' Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce, who did it in 2000.

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