CLEVELAND, Ohio – A story of sports, patriotism and sacrifice will be presented Friday in the premiere of the NFL Network's documentary, "A Football Life: Pat Tillman," at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.
The one-hour film tells the story of the Arizona Cardinals player who put aside his NFL career and a $3.6 million contract to serve in the Army Rangers following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Tillman, 27, was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004, and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.