Pitt Great Larry Fitzgerald Elected to Hall of Fame
PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is one of a few college football legends who will be immortalized in the College Football Hall of Fame.
The National Football Foundation announced this week that Fitzgerald would become the 25th player or coach with a connection to Pitt to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, cementing his legacy as one of the best players to ever grace the sport.
“Larry Fitzgerald’s career at Pitt was absolutely unforgettable,” Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said. “It’s not just the big plays he made, those gigantic catches, but it was the incredible class he displayed on and off the field. Personally, I will never forget him handing the ball to the officials after every touchdown. Pure class. Everyone at Pitt is so proud of Larry and offers their congratulations on his election to the College Football Hall of Fame.”
He was a consensus All-American and earned Big East Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2003, during which he also set the Pitt record for receiving yards in a single season with 1,672. He won Pitt's second Biletnikoff Award and was named the Walter Camp Player of the Year while also finishing second in Heisman Trophy voting that season as well.
He also holds the program records for receiving yards per game in a career (103 per game), most touchdown receptions as both a freshman and sophomore (12 and 22) as well as the longest streak of games with a touchdown reception (18).
Fitzgerald is the Big East's all-time leader in touchdown receptions and led college football in touchdown receptions during the 2002 season with 22. That's all before he was selected with the third overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals and began
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