Pat Tillman, the Arizona Cardinals player who left the NFL after the September 11th attacks to enlist as an army ranger, was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. His wife founded the Tillman Scholarship to help military families pursue higher education, and one of the scholars chose to fulfill his twin brother’s dream after he was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. NBC’s Josh Elliott reports.
‘Finish what Gene started’: One man’s inspirational journey to honor his late brother
Pat Tillman, the Arizona Cardinals player who left the NFL after the September 11th attacks to enlist as an army ranger, was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. His wife founded the Tillman Scholarship to help military families pursue higher education, and one of the scholars chose to fulfill his twin brother’s dream after he was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. NBC’s Josh Elliott reports.