ACTC_4132_CIT_105_01Z1_4940 (CIT 105: Introduction to Computers (4132_01Z1)): My Powerpoint

1. Pat Tillman
American Hero

2. Pat Tillman’s
Early Life
 Birth Date: November 6, 1976
 Birth Place: San Jose,
California
 High School: Leland High
School
 Eldest of Three Brothers
 High School All-American
 Won Central Coast Division I
Football Championship his
Senior Year

3. High School Football Picture

4. Pat’s High School Stats
• Games Played- 62
• Tackles- 552
• Sacks- 23
• Interceptors- 13

5. College Years
• Freshman Year- 1994
• Position- Linebacker
• Jersey Number- 42
• Major- Marketing
• Graduated- 1997
• GPA- 3.85

6. Collegiate Awards
• 1997 Undefeated Regular Season
• 1997 Rose Bowl MVP
• 1997 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
• 1996 Clyde A. Smith Academic Award
• 1997-Sporting News Honda Scholar-Athlete of
the Year
• 1998 Sun Angel Student Athlete of Year

7. Rookie Campaign
• Year Drafted- 1998
• Team- Arizona Cardinals
• Where Selected- 226th
• Position- Safety
• Games Played- 16
• Games Started- 10
• 1998 All Rookie Team

8. Professional
Career Stats
• Games Played-60
• Games Started- 39
• Sacks- 2.5
• Interceptions- 3
• Tackles- 293
• Fumbles Recovered- 3

9. Pat’s Loyalty and Character
• In 2000 Pat received All-Pro Honors
• The St. Louis Rams Offered a 5 year 9
Million Dollar Contract
• Instead of Taking the Rams Offer He
Stayed with the Arizona Cardinals for 3
Year 3.1 Million
• Stating he Reason for Staying was that
the Cardinals Took a Chance on Him He
Believed that He Needed to be Loyal

10. Reasons for Leaving the NFL
• 9/11 Attacks
• Afghanistan Invasion
• Younger Brother
Left a Professional
Baseball Career to
Join
• Family History

11. Famous Quotes
• Sports embodied many of the
qualities I deem meaningful
• However, these last few years,
and especially after recent
events, I've come to appreciate
just how shallow and
insignificant my role is . It's no
longer important

12. Pat’s Early Military Career
• Joined Army- May
2002
• Completed Basic-
September 2002
• Ranger Training-
December 2002
• First Duty Station-
Fort Lewis,
Washington

13. Deployment and Death
• Deployed-
September 2003
Iraq
• Deployed- January
2004 Afghanistan
• Death- April 22,
2004 Afghanistan

14. Military Awards
Silver Star
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award
Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Combat Infantryman Badge

15. Posthumously Tributes

16. Conclusion
 Pat was one of America’s Last True
American Patriots Leaving a Multimillion
Dollar Contract to Serve in our Armed
Forces, it is a True Shame that he was
Taken from Us to Early

17. Bibliography
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• Slide 8- http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TillPa20.htm
• Slide 9- http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1246793-remembering-pat-tillman-the-nfls-greatest-patriot-and-hero
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