Larry Fitzgerald stood outside Dominick's Steakhouse on Monday evening, talking about Fitz's Supper Club -- his annual fundraiser for the Larry Fitzgerald Foundation -- for a 15th year.

"When we started this, I thought, 'if we can raise $100,000, I would be ecstatic," Fitzgerald said.

These days, the Supper Club has raised more than $1 million, an incredible number, although as Fitzgerald added, "when you achieve something, you always want to up the ante."

Fitzgerald's mother, Carol, passed away from cancer before he reached the NFL. But when he was growing up, Carol Fitzgerald made sure to bring Larry to charitable and community events, reinforcing the need to give back and help out.

His mom, Fitzgerald said, would be proud of the Supper Club impact.

"But Mom was never one to rest on her laurels," Fitzgerald added. "She was always going to push the envelope as far as programming and fundraising. That was one of things I took from her. She was always striving for excellence."

The further he gets away from the game -- Fitzgerald retired after the 2020 season -- he knows fewer people are going to see him as a Pro Bowl football player and more as a community stalwart.

"It's cool when people say you do a lot in the community," he said. "That means as much to me at this point as someone coming up to me saying, 'I remember you catching a touchdown.'"

Along those lines, he loves the idea of former teammate Calais Campbell -- like Fitz, a one-time Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year -- coming back to Arizona and the increased efforts from a young player like Kyler Murray to impact the community.

"These guys actually care," Fitzgerald said.