Sportswriter father to cover son in Super Bowl

2009 NFC Media Day
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals speaks to the media during the NFC Media Day at Raymond James Stadium on January 27, 2009 in Tampa, Fla.
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Larry Fitzgerald Sr. is covering the game for the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder newspaper. His son, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., is a star wide receiver with the Arizona Cardinals.

The Cardinals will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the championship game.

Larry Fitzgerald Jr. grew up in the Twin Cities and was a star football player at Holy Angels High School.

Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with Larry Fitzgerald Sr.

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