Pat Tillman’s Mother Has Unsurprising Reaction To ESPN Honoring Prince Harry With Her Son’s Award

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

The baffled mother also pointed out that Harry is already famous and has received plenty of awards in his life, so ESPN should have chosen someone else who’s never been in the spotlight.

The Pat Tillman Award has often been given to unsung heroes, with last year’s recipient being the Buffalo Bills training staff for picking Prince Harry.

“It’s going to Prince Harry,” McAfee said on his talk show, “who I don’t even think is a Prince anymore, right? He said don’t call me that? See, why does the ESPYs do this s–t?“This is like actually the most embarrassing thing I’ve seen in my entire life,” he added.

In picking The Duke of Sussex and others to receive honors during the upcoming ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly), Kate Jackson, VP, Production at ESPN, touted the recipients as those who have changed the world.
Pat Tillman enlisted in the US Army following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack and served in Iraq and Afghanistan.