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Pat Tillman Makes College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

Mar 12, 2008 – 4:57 PM
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Tillman was a Pac-10 defensive player of the year at Arizona State before playing several years in the NFL. He later joined the US Army Rangers unit where he was later killed by friendly fire during an operation in Afghanistan.

Since that time, Tillman's become a national hero of sorts, while his family has battled to pursue possible negligence that led to his death and how the military handled the investigation of the friendly fire incident.

I can't speak for his NFL career, but he was an absolute demon while at ASU as an undersized safety/linebacker. Tillman was on the 1997 Rose Bowl ASU team that nearly won the national championship before surrendering a last-minute touchdown drive to Ohio State.

Tillman's name is among 74 others on the ballot. Inductees will be announced May 1. Like Tillman, coach and broadcaster Lou Holtz is also making his first appearance on the HOF ballot.
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