Main content
Pat Tillman - The American Football Hero Killed in Afghanistan
How a sports star turned military hero died in a controversial friendly fire incident in Afghanistan in 2004.
In 2002, the American football star Pat Tillman became a national hero when he gave up a lucrative career to join the US army and fight in the war on terror. Tillman was a poster boy for the military, but two years later he was killed in a controversial friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. His friend and fellow American footballer, Jeremy Staat, talks to Dina Newman.
PHOTO: Pat Tillman in action (Getty Images)
Last on
Tue 1 Aug 201723:50GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet
Broadcasts
- Tue 1 Aug 201708:50GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Tue 1 Aug 201717:50GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Tue 1 Aug 201723:50GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
Podcast
![]()
Sporting Witness
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there



