Larry Fitzgerald

Larry Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017
No. 11
PositionWide receiver
Personal information
Born (1983-08-31) August 31, 1983
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolAcademy of Holy Angels (Richfield, Minnesota)
CollegePittsburgh (2002–2003)
NFL draft2004: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
NFL records
  • Most receiving yards in a postseason: 546 (2008)
  • Most receiving touchdowns in a postseason: 7 (2008)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions1,432
Receiving yards17,492
Receiving touchdowns121
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). 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.

Fitzgerald was 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. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026 in his first year of eligibility.

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