Dennis Fitzgerald
American football player and coach (1936-2001)
- Born
- 13 March 1936, Ann Arbor
- Died
- 14 January 2001, Allison Park
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- American football
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, American football player
- Team / club
- Michigan Wolverines football
Joseph Dennis Fitzgerald (March 13, 1936 – January 14, 2001) was an American freestyle wrestler and football player and coach. Fitzgerald played college football as a halfback at the University of Michigan and was selected as named the most valuable player on the 1960 Michigan Wolverines football team. He holds the University of Michigan record for the longest kickoff return at 99 yards. Fitzgerald also competed as a wrestler, winning Big Ten Conference championships in 1960 and 1961 and winning a gold medal representing the United States as the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo.
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