Prince Harry to be awarded Pat Tillman Award for Service ESPY

[Mike Honcho 5,283]

Pat Tillman’s mother said she was “shocked” to see Prince Harry chosen as the recipient of the 2024 Pat Tillman Award for Service and that there are recipients who “are far more fitting.”

“I am shocked as to why they would select such a controversial and divisive individual to receive the award,” his mother, Mary, told The Daily Mail.

For the past 10 years, the recognition has been given at the annual ESPY Awards show to Purple Heart recipients, Iraq war veterans, Army sergeants, Paralympic gold medalists and, most recently, the Buffalo Bills training staff for their life-saving measures when Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest.

The award has typically been given to unsung heroes, and Mary told The Daily Mail there were other individuals who “do not have the money, resources, connections or privilege that Prince Harry has” and she felt those types of people should be recognized.

“There are recipients that are far more fitting,” she said. “There are individuals working in the veteran community that are doing tremendous things to assist veterans.”

The Pat Tillman Foundation, which was founded and is run by Pat’s widow Marie, did not respond to a request for comment.

ESPN announced last week Harry would receive the award, citing his impact on the veteran community through The Invictus Games Foundation, which he founded. The Invictus Games launched in 2014 as a sporting event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.

“ESPN, with the support of the Tillman Foundation, is honoring Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, specifically for the work of The Invictus Games Foundation as it celebrates its 10th year promoting healing through the power of sport for military service members and veterans around the world,” an ESPN spokesperson said in a statement.

“While we understand not everyone will agree with all honorees selected for any award, The Invictus Games Foundation does incredible work and ESPN believes this is a cause worth celebrating.”

Neither the Duke of Sussex nor the Invictus Games Foundation responded to requests for comment.

Tillman was a star football player at Arizona State before joining the NFL and excelling with the Arizona Cardinals. In the wake of 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, Tillman turned down a contract offer from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army along with his brother. In 2004, he was killed in action during a deployment in Afghanistan in an incident that was later deemed to have been friendly fire, according to investigations by the Department of Defense and U.S. Congress.

The decision to honor Harry was also slammed by ESPN personality Pat McAfee, who said on his show the decision was made “trying to piss people off.”

“When you do something like this, you know the immediate reaction from humans and from sports fans and like people with like just common sense in brains,” McAfee said.

Harry, 39, will be honored alongside former NFL player Steve Gleason — who will receive The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage for his years documenting his experience with ALS — and South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, who will receive The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.

The ESPYS will be presented on Thursday, July 11.

[purdygood 352]

why does anyone care about the ESPY's at all ?

[jerryskids 6,799]

Pat Tillman is one of the few proud parts of Arizona professional sports.  As such, I came in here ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum...

... but, his foundation seems like a good one, and is certainly sports related.  Even though he is a douchy cuck, I'm having a hard time being upset about this. 

 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,859]

Prince Harry seems very low IQ.  

[IGotWorms 4,058]

Doesn’t seem to meet the spirit in that Prince Harry has plenty of ability to publicize his own achievements and causes. I would assume this award was for the little guy, like the Tillman family seems to believe

[TBayXXXVII 2,546]

Just another reason why ESPN is a bunch of morons who just need to be ignored.

[iam90sbaby 2,611]

Should only be given to Americans 

[TBayXXXVII 2,546]

2 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said:

Should only be given to Americans 

This too.

[Mike Honcho 5,283]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

Pat Tillman is one of the few proud parts of Arizona professional sports.  As such, I came in here ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum...

... but, his foundation seems like a good one, and is certainly sports related.  Even though he is a douchy cuck, I'm having a hard time being upset about this. 

 

 

1 hour ago, IGotWorms said:

Doesn’t seem to meet the spirit in that Prince Harry has plenty of ability to publicize his own achievements and causes. I would assume this award was for the little guy, like the Tillman family seems to believe

I lean more to the Worms side on this one, with no disrespect to what Harry's doing, but I think giving it to the "unsung" hero's is more fitting. Hell, find someone in his organization who is doing a great job and give it to them.  Win/Win.

[jerryskids 6,799]

2 hours ago, Mike Honcho said:

 

I lean more to the Worms side on this one, with no disrespect to what Harry's doing, but I think giving it to the "unsung" hero's is more fitting. Hell, find someone in his organization who is doing a great job and give it to them.  Win/Win.

I'm not familiar with the award so I'm not going to argue.  My only point was that I was initially "da fuq$#@!?" with picking that turd, but then read he actually has a relevant foundation.

Most likely he was chosen so that people like us would give it attention on a lightly-trafficked FF message bored.   

[Voltaire 5,316]

Harry is the irritating one with the obnoxious wife that South Park lampooned right? The one that just wants privacy?

[CaptainObvious1 368]

ESPN is a disgrace.  Maybe that moron Kendrick Perkins will host so we can't understand a word said the entire night.

[edjr 6,592]

Prince Harry Balls

[edjr 6,592]

14 hours ago, CaptainObvious1 said:

ESPN is a disgrace.  Maybe that moron Kendrick Perkins will host so we can't understand a word said the entire night.

Perk had the line of the century. 

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"You wonder, if you take his brain out and you put it in a bird, the bird is gonna start flying backwards," - Kendrick Perkins on Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.

 

[kilroy69 1,251]

18 hours ago, purdygood said:

why does anyone care about the ESPY's at all ?

They gave an espy to Caitlyn Jenner instead of the girl who died of brain cancer.  After that I have never paid attention again. 

[TimHauck 2,877]

14 hours ago, jerryskids said:

I'm not familiar with the award so I'm not going to argue.  My only point was that I was initially "da fuq$#@!?" with picking that turd, but then read he actually has a relevant foundation.

Most likely he was chosen so that people like us would give it attention on a lightly-trafficked FF message bored.   

I get thinking he may not be the best person for this award, but why is he a turd?

[Voltaire 5,316]

8 minutes ago, edjr said:

Perk had the line of the century. 

 

That's a great line. I'm liable to steal it from the both of you if I need it and remember to use it.

[jerryskids 6,799]

4 hours ago, TimHauck said:

I get thinking he may not be the best person for this award, but why is he a turd?

I'm no expert on the royal family, but my impression is that he is a cuck who followed his wife to abandon the responsibilities of the royal family, but still wants to enjoy the money and notoriety/fame of said family.

I don't want to get into a semantic argument about the definition of "turd," so unless you can point out that I'm wrong (entirely possible) I'll leave it at that.