{"id":734172,"date":"2026-06-30T04:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/734172\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T04:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:26:13","slug":"larry-fitzgerald-sr-s-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/734172\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Fitzgerald Sr.’s cause of death revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Larry Fitzgerald Sr. \u2014 the dad of Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald Jr. \u2014 died from multiple issues<\/a>, including severe sepsis, according to a copy of his death certificate obtained by The California Post.<\/p>\n

The document states a urinary tract infection and prostate cancer were other factors that led to Fitzgerald Sr.\u2019s passing. End stage renal disease was listed as another contributing condition.<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (left) poses for a photo with his father Larry Fitzgerald Sr. (right) after being named the co-winner of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The manner of death was ruled natural, according to the document.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald Sr., a famed journalist who once covered Fitzgerald Jr.\u2019s appearance at Super Bowl XLIII<\/a> in Tampa, died on June 1 at an Edina hospital in Minnesota \u2014 just nine days before his 72nd birthday.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald Jr.\u2019s brother, Marcus, said in a statement announcing the passing that Fitzgerald Sr. \u201cleft us peacefully\u201d while \u201csurrounded by his family and the people who loved him most.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Larry Fitzgerald, Sr. accepts the 2018 Lifetime Inspiration Award on behalf of his son Larry Fitzgerald onstage during BET Presents 19th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at Bethel University in 2018 in St Paul, Minn. Getty Images for BET<\/p>\n

Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, #11 of the Arizona Cardinals, gets ready to take the field prior to the NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2014 in Glendale, Ariz. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Eleven days after the death, Fitzgerald Jr. penned a sweet note about his dad on Instagram, writing that Fitzgerald Sr. was \u201can incredible father, husband, and member of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The legendary Arizona Cardinals receiver added that Fitzgerald Sr. was a \u201ccelebrated journalist for nearly fifty years\u201d who \u201ctook tremendous pride in his profession and in serving the Minnesota community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald Jr. revealed in the social media message that he was helping create a scholarship fund in honor of his father to help National Association of Black Journalists student members pursue careers similar to Fitzgerald Sr.\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy deepest gratitude to everyone honoring his memory,\u201d Fitzgerald Jr. wrote.<\/p>\n

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