Biography: Mary "Dannie" Tillman is the mother of professional football player Pat Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in 2004 during a tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.
Known for
The Tillman Story
Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.
