As far as National League (NFL) football history for the Arizona Cardinals is concerned, one name that should not be forgotten is Larry Fitzgerald. A pro-American footballer who helped the team reach the NFL Pro Bowl in 2008, he’s a wide receiver who has steadily risen in his career since making the NFL Draft in 2004 Beyond Cardinals, he was also an important player during his college days. Here’s everything you need to know about him.
The biography of Larry Fitzgerald
It was on August 31, 1983 that the NFL receiver was born as Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Just as you would expect from many others who grew up in various sports, Larry came from a family that loved sports. It became an inspiration to him.
For his education, he attended the Richfield (MN) Academy of Holy Angels from where he went to the University of Pittsburgh. Predictably, he played the sport he loved during his school days and he managed to get into the NFL in 2004 after making the draft of the year as the third overall pick. tower.
While playing for the Pittsburgh Panthers, he rose to fame as one of the best wide receivers. His freshman season which was in 2002 was a resounding success after helping the team play in a professional bowl and his sophomore season was just as great as it became apparent he was the best player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the time.
Much later, he will return to the University of Phoenix from where he completed his undergraduate studies in 2016. This was mainly because he promised his mother to complete his university studies.
It is very interesting to note that he started his career with the Arizona Cardinals. Throughout his career, he has achieved 11 Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro once, a second-team All-Pro twice, among many other accomplishments he has recorded. These include Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2016.
family, mom
As stated earlier, the NFL star was raised in a family that loved sports. His father Larry Fitzgerald Sr. has been a sports journalist for a very long time. He has worked with a variety of media including television, radio, internet and, most famously, the newspaper. He covered over 30 Super Bowls. When he was much younger in high school, the senior Fitzgerald also played football despite not turning pro.
Larry Fitzgerald Jr. has a younger brother, Marcus Fitzgerald who also plays football. According to him, the two brothers learned the mental part of the game from their father. That was as far back as when Larry was only 10 years old.
He was very close to his mother Carol Fitzgerald until her death in 2003. He lost her to a brain hemorrhage which was caused after being treated for breast cancer. At the time of her death, Fitzgerald was in college, and by the time he came with her brother to see her, she was already in a coma. It is in his memory that the NFL star now leaves his hair the way he does because she also wore dead ends. More so, he always carries his driver’s license with him.
Wife, children and girlfriend
In case you were wondering, Larry Fitzgerald has no wife and he’s never been married. However, he was known to have had a few girlfriends in the past, the first being Angela Nazario. The two dated back in 2006. At the time, he was just 22 while the cheerleader was 35. Although the relationship didn’t last long, it did produce a son, Devine Fitzgerald.
Angela Nazario and Larry were then caught up in a legal battle in which the former cheerleader accused him of domestic abuse. She was able to get protection from him.
Larry has also been in quite a long relationship with Melissa Blakesley who is the mother of his second child, Apollo Fitzgerald. The two have supported each other for quite some time now and many already consider her his wife. The footballer is very close to his two children.
Body measurements
The Cardinals Wide dreadlock receiver has a good build that helped him play successfully in the NFL for over 14 years. He has a height of 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) and a body weight of 99 kg (218 lb). That said, his general body measurements are not provided.
