Cardinals to honor Tillman

[RatisBeast]

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.”

In addition, the team plans to retire Tillman’s number 40 jersey, only the fifth retired number in club history (8–Larry Wilson, 77–Stan Maudlin, 88–J.V. Cain, 99–Marshall Goldberg). No player has worn the number 40 since Tillman last played for the team in 2001. The team also will be consulting with the National Football League regarding display of Tillman’s number ‘40’ on team apparel.

In conjunction with Arizona State University earlier this afternoon, the team announced the formation of the Pat Tillman Memorial Scholarship Award. Tillman was a four-year standout for the Sun Devil football team and played from 1998–2001 with the Cardinals. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student in the W.P. Carey School of Business that is studying
marketing, the same major Tillman attained his degree in just three and one-half years.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Nice to see. IMO, Pat Tillman was too damn good for the Cardinals organization. Well, maybe just there owner.

[RatisBeast]

Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

Nice to see. IMO, Pat Tillman was too damn good for the Cardinals organization. Well, maybe just there owner.

The more i see the ESPNEWS special the more my respect for him raises. He is well-deserving of something like this. It goes to show that not all professional athletes are about the money and some really are genuinely good guys.

[es22]

finally the Cards so something classy. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come for them.

[Tio]

Originally Posted by RoyWillisill

The more i see the ESPNEWS special the more my respect for him raises. He is well-deserving of something like this. It goes to show that not all professional athletes are about the money and some really are genuinely good guys.

same with me...I wonder if his brother knows about his death...

[Kangaroo]

So the answer is probaly yes

Props to the Cardinals for doing a class thing for a true patriot a guy that gave everything he had.