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Pat Tillman, NFL player and Army Ranger, killed in action
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Who is Pat Tillman? The NFL player killed in Afghanistan being honoured at Super Bowl LVII - Mirror Online
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Pat Tillman: Ex-NFL player's death in Afghanistan touched America - Sports Illustrated Vault
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I know you didn't want to be a hero': 16 years ago, nation stunned by death of Pat Tillman
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Brett Favre said Colin Kaepernick is a 'hero' and likened the former 49ers QB's sacrifice to that of the late Pat Tillman
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Tarvaris Jackson, former NFL QB, killed in car accident at 36
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NFL's Tillman killed in Afghanistan
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Pat Tillman Foundation continues work with veterans in memory of late ASU athlete
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Almost perfect': Former ASU teammates remember Pat Tillman
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Former NFL Player Killed in Afghan Firefight
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J.J. Watt gets Marshall Goldberg's No. 99 as Cardinals unretire jersey
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Pat Tillman, a star on the field, dies a hero in combat
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I know you didn't want to be a hero': 16 years ago, nation stunned by death of Pat Tillman