Pat Tillman's Family Invited to Super Bowl
Pat was the Cardinals safety as a 3.6 million dollar job when he left it after 9-11. He joined he's brother Kevin in the Army Rangers. Tillman was only 27 when he was killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire, which was compounded by a Military cover-up.
Team president Bidwell has said he believes a couple things about Pat... "He's looking down on us and is no doubt excited, but he'd be ticked off cause he's not here playing" When asked, he also said he doesn't know if the league has any plans to honor Pat. The University of Arizona has Pat Tillman in the 'Ring of Honor' as well as a statue of him in front of the University.
Football
Tillman was the linebacker for Arizona University in 1994, as was Jake Plummer who also played for the Cardinals. In his senior year, Pat was voted Pac 10 Defensive Player of the year. He graduated from Arizona University in 3 and a half years with a GPA of 3.84. He was a marketing major.
In 1998, Tillman was the 226th pick to the Cardinals and was moved to safety in the NFL. He started 10 out of 16 games in his rookie year, and broke the NFL franchise record of the most tackles in 2000.
At one point, Pat turned down a 9 million dollar offer from the St. Louis Rams, in loyalty to the Cardinals. He ended his career of 60 games with 331 tackles, 2 and a half sacks, 3 interceptions for 37 yards, 3 forced fumbles, 16 pass deflections, and 2 fumble recoveries.
In May of 200, eight months after 9-11, Pat joined the Army after finishing the 2000 season of 15 games; he turned down an offer from the Cardinals of 3.6 million per year, to go serve his country.
Military Career
Both Pat and his brother, Kevin joined the Army Rangers together. Kevin gave up a chance to play pro baseball. They both completed the Ranger Indoctrination Program in 2002. They were then assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis in Washington State, in the 75th Ranger Regiment. At the time of his death, he was a Corporal in the Army, and was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
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8 Comments
Post a CommentOne can't imagine what Pat may have accomplished in the game of football and his life. This is just a reminder of how a war changes the lives of so many people and their families.
:-) great read :-)
They sure deserved it and much more.
I didn't know the Tillman family was there. Excellent article honoring a hero.
Interesting information
If the NFL does not honor him they will be doing a big dishonor to the game. Pat was one of the last true players of the game.
that's nice of the NFL.
I remember this young man and the whole controversy surrounding his death in the military.