Pat Fitzgerald
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About
Football player-turned-coach who led the Northwestern Wildcats to their first bowl victory in 64 years at the Orange Bowl in 2013. As a college linebacker, he was twice named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Northwestern.
Before Fame
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.
Trivia
He is known for being an obsessive baseball card collector, amassing a collection of more then 20,000 cards.
Family Life
He has sons named Ryan, Jack and Brendan.
Associated With
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.
