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A true Arizona action hero

By Mike Steinberger

Published: January 30 2009 21:57 | Last updated: January 30 2009 21:57

The Arizona Cardinals on Sunday make their first Super Bowl appearance. Arizona’s improbable run to the National Football League title game, which takes place in Tampa and will see them face the Pittsburgh Steelers, comes nearly five years after the death of Pat Tillman.

He was the team’s starting strong safety who put his football career on hold after 9/11 in order to join the US Army, only to be killed while serving in Afghanistan.

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