 Fitzgerald captained Kerry to back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 1913 and 1914

Dick was born at 15 College Street, Killarney on October 2, 1882.After his early schooling at St. Brendan's College, Killarney he moved to Cork.He learned much of his football at Presentation Brothers College, Cork and was helping the Nil Desperandum Club before he was eighteen.