Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was one of six speakers Thursday at a memorial service in Phoenix for Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer last Saturday at 81.
Fitzgerald, who spoke before former Vice President Joe Biden, used the moment to share a lighthearted comparison between him and his friend McCain.
"Many people might wonder what a young African-American kid from Minnesota and a highly decorated Vietnam hero turned United States senator might have in common," Fitzgerald said. "Well, I thought of a few. I'm black. He was white. I'm young.