Honoree: Larry Fitzgerald

TODAY'S KIDS, TOMORROW'S STARS HONOREE

LARRY FITZGERALD

Larry Fitzgerald is a philanthropist, business owner, investor and just completed his 17th season as a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. As much as Larry loves playing football, his proudest accomplishments have happened for him off the field.

In 2005, Larry founded The Larry Fitzgerald Foundation in honor of his mother, who passed away as a result of breast cancer in 2003. The Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund makes grants to promote reading and effective use of technology for K-12 youth.

Larry also discovered his passion for business early on and has accumulated an impressive portfolio of investments. As a business owner, Larry prides himself in serving as a leader and also learning from his partners like the Phoenix Suns and most recently as a board member of Dick’s Sporting Goods. Fitzgerald is the proud father of three boys and while he resides in Arizona, he splits his time in the off season between his home state of Minnesota and wherever his passion for travel takes him. When not with his boys, you can find Larry on the golf course. In 2020, he won his second Pebble Beach Pro Am tournament. He is also an amateur photographer and always has his camera with him to capture images from his extensive travel.

Growing up as a Club kid in Minneapolis himself, Fitzgerald understands the importance that Clubs can have in a child’s life, especially the hours spent after school. Being a part of the Clubs encourages a healthy lifestyle, academic success, career pathways and workforce readiness, and good character and leadership, which are just a few of the qualities that pushed Larry to become the philanthropist he is today.