Larry Fitzgerald: Career retrospective
NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald scorched cornerbacks on his way to becoming one of the best wide receivers in NFL history. In his 17 years, all with the Arizona Cardinals, he accomplished everything a star receiver can. While he never won a Super Bowl, he put on a show during Super Bowl XLIII. Here, we’re going to break down everything you need to know about the football player simply known as Larry Legend.
Larry Fitzgerald grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His dad was a sportswriter for the “Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.”
Fitzgerald had the opportunity of a lifetime as a teenager. He was the ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings. He got to watch his idols, wide receivers Cris Carter and Randy Moss, in the flesh. This was a great experience for the NFL hopeful.
highlight reel during his time with the Pittsburgh Panthers is a thing of beauty.
64-yard touchdown
to give the Cards the lead in the final moments of the game. The miraculous play was forgotten when the Steelers answered with a game-winning touchdown of their own. The Steelers pulled through and won a close one.
In the 2008 playoffs, Larry Legend caught 30 receptions for 546 yards and seven touchdowns. He is the all-time leader for all three categories in a single postseason. It was the best postseason ever for a wideout in NFL history.
378 catches, 5,129 yards and 43 touchdowns. The budding star receiver helped Warner play a high brand of football into the twilight of his Hall of Fame career. Their time together was short, but the Warner-Fitzgerald connection proved to be lethal, especially during the Cardinals’ best season in franchise history in 2008.
Forbes, organizational mismanagement and shoddy quarterback play have haunted the Cardinals for much of their history. Regardless of all the losing, Fitzgerald still became the best wideout in the league. Maybe the Cardinals misfortunes are why Fitzgerald played his heart out every time they did manage to make the playoffs. Fitzgerald knew what the moment meant and never took it for granted.
