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Pitt Great Larry Fitzgerald Elected to Hall of Fame

Larry Fitzgerald is the 25th Pitt Panther to be elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Pitt Great Larry Fitzgerald Elected to Hall of Fame
Pitt Great Larry Fitzgerald Elected to Hall of Fame

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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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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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