Tillman's #40 to be retired...

[BLeonard]

Here's a link... http://www.azcardinals.com/press/pre...s.php?sid=1880

-Bill

[STAMPY]

Cardinals are finally a class organization in my eyes!!!

[STAMPY]

i have more respect for tillman than any pro athlete i ever seen

[Hermanator21]

I have the upmost respect for Pat Tillman aswell. I hope the NFL will make every team wear #40 on the back of there helmets. My prayers are with him.

[mypoorfriendme]

while i agree with everyone wanting to give him credit and all, id be reluctant to retire his jersey considering if he had a choice in the matter today, he surly would not want any more publicity or honors than any other fallen soldier.

im only 17 and i can honestly say that pat tillman is my first true american hero

[Michael82]

Originally posted by mypoorfriendme
while i agree with everyone wanting to give him credit and all, id be reluctant to retire his jersey considering if he had a choice in the matter today, he surly would not want any more publicity or honors than any other fallen soldier.

I agree totally! He definitely wouldn't want that. Heck, he never wanted to be interviewed, because it takes away from the many soldiers who also lose their lives fighting for their country.

[The_Philster]

Cards Honor Pat Tillman

The Arizona Cardinals today announced the plaza surrounding the perimeter of the new Cardinals Stadium, scheduled to open in 2006 in Glendale, will be named “Pat Tillman Freedom Plaza.”

“Pat exhibited the finest qualities of humanity—loyalty, integrity, and excellence—and we are honored to show our appreciation to this citizen soldier,” offers Cardinal President Bill Bidwill. “The plaza will be open 365 days a year as an interactive
exhibit to celebrate American freedom and Pat’s legacy.

We will coordinate efforts with the City of Glendale and the Tourism and Sports Authority to make this a reality.”...
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[shelby]

[Mr. Miyagi]

While I applaud all the efforts of recognition of Pat Tillman, because he truly deserves it, I don't understand why the Cardinals never gave him a spit worth of attention until he was dead. He surely was a hero before he died.

[Cntrygal]

The back room in an office in Arlington, Texas, is the place where game-used jerseys are momentarily stored until they're brought to the cutting room. The jerseys are then diced and sliced into little squares that are attached to Donruss cards.

In the past three years, more than 20,000 jerseys have left the room ... and yet Pat Tillman's Arizona Cardinals jersey, one that arrived in the room shortly after the 2000 season, never made it out.

Monday, it was found lying in the very same place where a company official put it more than three years ago.

Jersey found

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by BuffaloBillsSTAMPEDE
Cardinals are finally a class organization in my eyes!!!

It's a great and classy move but it didn't take a brain surgeon to do the obvious...the Cards still suck...

[The_Philster]

Originally posted by Ebenezer
...the Cards still suck...

and as long as Bidwell is in charge, they'll remain that way.

[Cntrygal]

Did either of you read the jersey link?

[Dozerdog]

Originally posted by Mr. Miyagi
While I applaud all the efforts of recognition of Pat Tillman, because he truly deserves it, I don't understand why the Cardinals never gave him a spit worth of attention until he was dead. He surely was a hero before he died.

Pat Tillman did not want and refused any attention for his actions. He did not grant a single interview, even as the press camped outside his base where he trained.

They were following Pat Tillman's wishes.

[BlueFire]

Originally posted by mypoorfriendme


im only 17 and i can honestly say that pat tillman is my first true american hero

I'm 19 and I agree 100% with that statement.