Alumni


Larry Fitzgerald, Jr.

Sport(s): Football
Position(s): Wide Receiver

Biography

Arizona Cardinals
Wide Receiver

Attended the University of Pittsburgh

    • 2003 runner-up for the prestigious Heisman Trophy, for the most outstanding player in college football
    • 2003 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award (for the best player in college football)
    • 2003 Biletnikoff Award (for the best wide receiver in college football)
    • 2003 Columbus Touchdown Club Player of the Year
    • 2003 All-America selection.
  • 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.
  • In 2004 he had 58 receptions for 780 yards and 8 touchdowns.
  • In 2005 he led the NFL with 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 passes. Boldin and Fitzgerald also topped the 1,400-yard mark, only the third duo to achieve that in NFL history.