How getting fired helped this ex-ball boy reach the Hall of Fame

ESPN SportsCenter tells the story of Larry Fitzgerald and how getting fired by the Minnesota Vikings turned into a career breakthrough. The team rehired him as a ball boy and assigned him to the receivers — a role that proved instrumental in shaping his path to Hall of Fame recognition.

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