Larry Fitzgerald

About Larry Fitzgerald

Larry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. (born August 31, 1983 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.

As a youth, he was a ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings, and during that time, he was mentored by Cris Carter and Randy Moss.

Larry attended Minnehaha Academy in 1998 as a freshman. As a freshman he starred on the Redhawks varsity football team as a defensive back. Larry also played in one of the most lopsided games in Minnesota State high school football history. DeLasalle High School, led by the future Northwestern and University of Minnesota standout Ben Johnson, beat the Redhawks 79-0. Larry made a decision the following fall to enroll at The Academy of Holy Angels. At Holy Angels Larry dominated while playing with future University of Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco. In early 2001 in the middle of his senior year, Larry transferred to the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania to help him better prepare for college. He graduated a year and a half later in May 2002.