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09-20-04, 01:20 AM
A giant No. 40 jersey was unfurled in Sun Devil Stadium, where Tillman played as a star linebacker for Arizona State and an overachieving safety for the Cardinals.
Tillman left a lucrative contract in the NFL in 2002 to join the Army Rangers with his brother Kevin. He was killed April 22 in the Khost province of Afghanistan (news - web sites), the first NFL player to die in combat since the Vietnam War. He was 27.
A military investigation concluded he was likely killed mistakenly by fire from other U.S. troops.
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Every NFL player wore a decal bearing Tillman's No. 40 this weekend. The Cardinals will wear it all season. No. 40 commemorative pins were distributed to everyone who came to Sunday's game.
the nfl remembers pat tillman
Tillman left a lucrative contract in the NFL in 2002 to join the Army Rangers with his brother Kevin. He was killed April 22 in the Khost province of Afghanistan (news - web sites), the first NFL player to die in combat since the Vietnam War. He was 27.
A military investigation concluded he was likely killed mistakenly by fire from other U.S. troops.
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Every NFL player wore a decal bearing Tillman's No. 40 this weekend. The Cardinals will wear it all season. No. 40 commemorative pins were distributed to everyone who came to Sunday's game.
the nfl remembers pat tillman