Pat Tillman died 12 years ago today in a friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan.
The former Cardinals and ASU player had enlisted in the military in 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Twitter paid tribute to Tillman on Friday.
His passion, his principles, his purpose live in all of us every snap, every step, every second#PT42 1976-Forever pic.twitter.com/Aa2jaW47e6
— Sun Devil Football (@FootballASU) April 22, 2016
@FootballASU: "His passion, his principles, his purpose live in all of us every snap, every step, every second #PT42 1976-Forever"
@CoachCross70: "He gave his life 12 years ago today but his legacy will live on.