Pat Fitzgerald

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pat Fitzgerald
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1974(1974-12-02)
Age	50
Birthplace	Orland Park
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Pat Fitzgerald Biography

Pat Fitzgerald is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on December 2, 1974 in Orland Park, Illinois, United States. A former football player turned coach who led his team of Northwestern Wildcats to their first bowl victory in over 64 years in the Orange Bowl in 2013. As a linebacker in the college who received two times the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Northwestern.

He and former He and the late Dennis Green, who went on to coach NFL teams like the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals, both served as head football coach at Northwestern., who later became a coach for NFL teams such as those of the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals Both served as the head coaching football at Northwestern.

Fitzgerald starred at linebacker for the Wildcats in the mid-1990s, helping to lead the team to a 10–1 regular season record in 1995 and a berth in the 1996 Rose Bowl, the school’s second ever bowl appearance and the first since 1949. Known as “Fitz” to the Northwestern faithful, he personified the Wildcats’ blue-collar, opportunistic defense. He recorded eleven tackles in Northwestern’s victory over then #9 Notre Dame in South Bend which was the first Wildcats’ victory over the Irish since 1962. Against #7 Michigan, Fitzgerald led the defensive effort with 14 tackles (including two tackles for loss) in the Wildcats’ 19–13 win, the first for Northwestern in Ann Arbor since 1959. At one point during the 1995 season he was averaging over 13 tackles a game while on his way to Consensus All-America honors. Fitzgerald was unable to play in the Rose Bowl, however, after breaking his leg in the next-to-last game of the 1995 season against Iowa. Fitzgerald returned for the 1996 season, leading the Wildcats to a 9–3 overall record, a second straight Big Ten Championship and second consecutive New Year’s Day bowl, the 1997 Citrus Bowl.

In his playing career, he was twice named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time Consensus All-American. Fitzgerald won both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award in 1995 and again in 1996, becoming the first two-time winner of both honors.

There are three sons named Ryan, Jack and Brendan.

Pat Fitzgerald Net Worth

Pat Fitzgerald is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Fitzgerald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was in the NCAA Division I at Northwestern from 1993 until 1996. He was the first person to be awarded each of the He played at Northwestern from 1993 to 1996 and became the first player ever to win both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award twice. Trophy as well as the Chuck Bednarik Award twice.

He is well-known as an avid collector of baseball cards collecting more than 22,000 cards.

Patrick William Fitzgerald Jr. (born (1974-12-02 ) December 2, 1974) is the current head coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. He was selected after the unexpected death of Randy Walker and announced at a press conference on July 7, 2006. He was 31 at the time, making him the youngest head football coach in the Big Ten Conference and NCAA Division I FBS by five years. As a linebacker for Northwestern from 1993 to 1996, he won both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award twice as the best defensive player in college football. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

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The Wildcats’ winning ways under Fitzgerald continued in 2010, highlighted by a dramatic last minute 21–17 upset of then #13 Iowa en route a third straight winning season and a third consecutive bowl game.

Facts & Trivia

Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pat Fitzgerald celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Fitzgerald became only the second coach in school history to coach two nine- win Wildcat teams during the 2012 campaign that saw the ‘Cats go 9–3 in the regular season and 5–3 in the Big Ten. Northwestern played in the third New Year’s Day bowl game under Fitzgerald when the team accepted an invitation to play in the 2013 Gator Bowl. Fitzgerald then guided the Wildcats to their first bowl victory in sixty-four years when he led Northwestern to a 34–20 victory over Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl. The ’12 team finished the season with a 10–3 record which tied the 1995 and 1903 teams for the most wins in school history. The Gator Bowl win was also Fitzgerald’s 50th win as head coach, allowing him to pass Pappy Waldorf as the winningest coach in Northwestern history.

Top Facts about Pat Fitzgerald

1. Pat Fitzgerald played linebacker for Northwestern University (1993-1996).
2. He was a two-time All-American and won both the Bednarik and Nagurski awards.
3. Fitzgerald was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1997 but retired due to injury.
4. He became an assistant coach at Maryland before returning to Northwestern.
5. In 2006, he became the youngest head coach in Division I football.
6. Fitzgerald has led Northwestern to nine bowl games and three Big Ten championships.
7. He has a career record of 106-81 as head coach of the Wildcats.
8. Fitzgerald is known for his emphasis on academics and community service.
9. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
10. As a player, he holds several records at Northwestern, including most tackles in a game (22).