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Patrick Daniel Tillman (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004) was an player in the (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the in June 2002 in the aftermath of the. His service in and, and subsequent death, were the subject of national attention. Tillman joined the and served several tours in combat before he was killed in the mountains of Afghanistan. At first, the Army reported that Tillman had been killed by enemy fire. Akt proverki sanitarnogo sostoyaniya grupp v dou obrazec.

Controversy ensued when a month later, on May 28, 2004, notified the Tillman family that he had been killed by a incident; the family and other critics allege that the delayed the disclosure for weeks after Tillman's memorial service out of a desire to protect the image of the U.S. Tillman was the first professional football player to be killed in combat since, who died in the in 1970. Tillman was posthumously promoted from to. He also received posthumous and medals. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life and education [ ] Tillman was born on November 6, 1976, in, the son of Mary (Spalding) and Patrick Kevin Tillman. The oldest of three sons, with and Richard as the other two, Tillman played competitive football.

He went to Bret Harte Middle School and helped lead to the Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Tillman then went to on a football scholarship. Tillman was very close to his family and high school friends.

He repeatedly mentioned in his personal journals during wartime service that he drew strength from and deeply valued his closest friendships, parents, wife and family. Tillman was very committed to his high school sweetheart whom he married just prior to enlistment in the Army Rangers, Marie Ugenti Tillman.

He also was very close with his brother,, who enlisted with and served alongside him. Football career [ ] He started his college career as a for in 1994, when he secured the last remaining scholarship for the team. Tillman excelled as a linebacker at Arizona State, despite being relatively small for the position at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall. As a junior, he helped his team go undefeated as well as helping them make it to the that year. In 1997, he was voted the Defensive Player of the Year. Academically, Tillman majored in and graduated in three and a half years with a 3.85. He also earned many academic awards including: the Clyde B.

Smith Academic Award in 1996 and 1997; the Sporting News Honda Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1997; and the 1998 Sun Angel Student Athlete of Year. He was inducted into the in 2010. Tillman's Arizona Cardinals jersey on display alongside his military jacket and other items at the during. In the, Tillman was selected as the 226th pick by the. Tillman moved over to play the position in the NFL and started ten of sixteen games in his season. At one point in his NFL career, Tillman turned down a five-year, $9 million contract offer from the out of loyalty to the Cardinals.

Football writer ('Dr. Z') named Tillman to his 2000 NFL All-Pro team after Tillman finished with 155 tackles (120 solo), 1.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 9 pass deflections and 1 interception for 30 yards.

Tillman finished his career with totals of 340 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 interceptions for 37 yards, 3 forced fumbles, 15 pass deflections, and 3 fumble recoveries in 60 career games. In addition he also had 1 rush attempt for 4 yards and returned 3 kickoffs for 33 yards. In May 2002, eight months after the and after completing the fifteen remaining games of the season which followed the attacks (at a salary of 512,000 per year), Tillman turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals to enlist in the.

Military career and death [ ] Tillman and his brother enlisted on May 31, 2002. Kevin gave up the chance of a career in professional baseball as he had already signed to play for the.

In September 2002, they completed together. The two brothers completed the in late 2002 and were assigned to the in. Tillman resided in with his wife before being deployed to Iraq.

After participating in the of Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in September 2003, they entered at, Georgia, and graduated on November 28, 2003. Tillman was subsequently redeployed to Afghanistan, and based at. On April 22, 2004, he was initially reported to have been killed by enemy combatants. An allied soldier was also killed in the action.