Larry Fitzgerald

Larry Fitzgerald
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Fitzgerald in 2017
No. 11
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-31) August 31, 1983 (age 41)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Academy of Holy Angels
(Richfield, Minnesota)
College:Pittsburgh (2002–2003)
NFL draft:2004 / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1,432
Receiving yards:17,492
Receiving touchdowns:121
Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American former professional 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.[1][2][3][4][5]

Fitzgerald has been selected for the Pro Bowl eleven times.[6] 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.[7][8] He was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.[9][10]

Fitzgerald became a minority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2020.[11]

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  3. ^ Harrison, Elliot (March 8, 2016). "Ten best receivers of all time". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Tallent, Aaron (February 18, 2022). "25 Greatest Wide Receivers in NFL History". Athlon Sports. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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  6. ^ Drake, Tyler (December 19, 2017). "Larry Fitzgerald, three other Cardinals selected to 2018 NFL Pro Bowl". Arizona Sports. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Larry Fitzgerald Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Shook, Nick (November 11, 2018). "Larry Fitzgerald now second on all-time receiving list". NFL.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  9. ^ Battista, Judy (August 11, 2022). "NFL 2010s All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald headliners". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "NFL 100". NFL.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  11. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian; Schefter, Adam (January 22, 2020). "Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald buys share of Suns". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.