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Larry Centers

No. 37 | Fullback

College: Stefen F. Austin

Draft: 5th Round 115th Pick Overall

Years with Cardinals: 1990 - 1998

Career Accolades: 

NFL record for career receptions by a running back: caught 827 passes in his career — most ever by a back at the time of his retirement.

First NFL running back to record 100+ receptions in a season: 101 catches in 1995 with the Cardinals.

Three-time Pro Bowl selection: 1995, 1996, and 2001.

First-Team All-Pro: earned this honor in 1996 (as one of the NFL's top players at his position).

Super Bowl Champion: won Super Bowl XXXVIII (2003) with the New England Patriots.

Personal Life

About Larry:  Larry Centers stands as one of the most unique and influential players in Arizona Cardinals history — a heart-and-soul offensive force at a position rarely celebrated for production, and one whose game foreshadowed modern pass-first offensive backs. Centers remains a true Cardinals legend whose impact on how fullbacks were used echoes in today's NFL.