The 1997 Pac - 10 Defensive Player of the Year and a three - time all-league honoree , Tillman played linebacker at ASU from 1994 - 97 .
Pat Tillman was killed in the line of duty in April of 2004 in Afghanistan .
The 1997 Pac - 10 Defensive Player of the Year and a three - time all-league honoree , Pat Tillman played linebacker at ASU from 1994 - 97 .
Pat Tillman was killed in the line of duty in April of 2004 in Afghanistan .