Mickey Fitzgerald

Mickey Fitzgerald (born April 10, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Fitzgerald played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles in 1981, and played for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL in 1984. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007, he was also inducted into the Central Virginia Hall of Fame.

Biography Fitzgerald is the oldest of his three brothers.

After playing fullback in college at Virginia Tech, Fitzgerald was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent in 1981 and made the regular season roster after leading the team in rushing during the preseason. After playing in the season opener he was cut to make room for the Falcons to sign running back Bo Robinson. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles but was waived by the Eagles to make room to sign running back Booker Russell. He later played for the Memphis Showboats in 1984. He began working in real estate and was a sumo wrestler in Japan. He has one son.