 The statement was released after Tillman's mother, Mary, reacted to the news that the member of the royal family would be recognized at this month's ESPY Awards, named after her son. That's the NFL safety turned Army Ranger who enlisted after the September 11th terrorist attacks and was killed by friendly fire in 2004. Again, if you, I know not a lot of sports fans in the Sweet Baby Gang, if you don't know who Pat Tillman is, this guy stopped playing professional football