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Where Men Win Glory
That's the title of Jon Krakauer's new Pat Tillman biopic coming this September. Tillman was a NFL starting safety who walked away from a 3.6 million dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army Rangers with his brother Kevin. He served with distinction in Iraq and Afghanistan and...
Ravens Cheerleaders Join Tillman Military Scholars in Service Projects
Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders will join approximately 100 volunteers on Monday (7/11) to participate in several community service projects in East Baltimore. Volunteers will represent the Pat Tillman Foundation, The Mission Continues, Baltimore BORN, the Veteran Artist Program and The Sixth Branch....
More Memorial Day NFL 'Heros'
The Arizona Cardinals' Pat Tillman might have been the most recent NFL player to give his life fighting to protect this country, but he certainly wasn't the first or only former player to do so. Dan Pompei of the National Football Post wrote a portion of his NFP Sunday Blitz on other, more obscure...
NFL Memorial Day Tribute: Pat Tillman
After the United States of America was cowardly attacked on September 11, 2001 with the downing of the World Trade Centers, Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman decided he had seen enough. He enlisted in the service, never looking back on his lucrative career in the NFL. Tillman wanted to join his...
Pat Tillman Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
Pat Tillman has been inducted into the college football hall of fame, as fans across the country celebrate his achievements and his ultimate sacrifice. What a well-deserved honor for a fallen hero. Tillman was the Pac-10 conference's defensive player of the year in 1997, capping off a great college...
How I Intend to Vote for the 2010 College Football Hall of Fame Induction Class: My Draft Ballot
As regular Dawg Sports readers are aware, I joined the National Football Foundation so that I could nominate Erk Russell for the College Football Hall of Fame. Although Coach Russell’s candidacy is being considered by the Veterans Committee instead, I have a vote in selecting the 2010 induction...
Wednesday Walk Around the NFL: 5.13.09
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Pat Tillman Would Have Loved This!
NOTE: This story was originally posted just before the Arizona Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl. I wrote it because I thought that Pat Tillman was the ultimate warrior, both on the field and in the military. With today being Memorial Day, I find it a fitting time to re-run...
Arizona Cardinals History of Late Round Gems: Part 3
So far we've looked at a handful of guys that the Cardinals plucked late in various drafts yet went on to have fabulous careers (Part I & Part II). Those names have included fan favorites like Larry Centers and Sonny Randle and Hall of Fame players such as Larry Wilson and Jackie Smith. Today...
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