The Arizona Cardinals will celebrate Larry Fitzgerald in a big way on October 25, when the Hall of Fame wide receiver is inducted into the Ring of Honor at halftime of the team’s game against the Denver Broncos.
The Cardinals also said Fitzgerald’s No. 11 will be retired during the ceremony, making him just the sixth player in franchise history to have his number retired. He joins S Larry Wilson (8), S Pat Tillman (40), T Stan Maudlin (77), TE J.V.
Cain (88) and HB/DB Marshall Goldberg (99). Fitzgerald will become the 20th member of the Cardinals Ring of Honor.
“No one who has ever worn a Cardinals uniform is more deserving of this honor,” said Cardinals owner MICHAEL BIDWILL. “His excellence on the field was only surpassed by the way he represented our team and our community off of it. We are all grateful for the opportunity to recognize Larry in this way and for our fans to celebrate all he has meant to our franchise and the state of Arizona.”
Fitzgerald’s place in football history was already secure before this latest recognition. He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, becoming just the eighth wide receiver ever chosen in his first year of eligibility. He joined Raymond Berry, Lance Alworth, Paul Warfield, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson.
Taken by Arizona with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, Fitzgerald spent all 17 of his NFL seasons with the Cardinals from 2004-20. He left as the franchise leader in games played (263), receptions (1,432), receiving yards (17,492) and touchdowns (121). Those 263 games are the most in NFL history by a wide receiver with one team.
Across the league, Fitzgerald sits second all-time behind only Jerry Rice in career receptions and receiving yards, and he ranks sixth in career touchdown catches. Rice, with 13, is the only wide receiver in NFL history who made more Pro Bowls than Fitzgerald, who was selected 11 times.
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