April 24, 2025 • 5 mins
Every patriotic runner, walker and GWOT veteran needs to hear Pat Tillman's story. The NFL player left a multi-million dollar career to become an Army Ranger, days after the 9/11 terror attacks, only to die by friendly fire in Afghanistan. 21 years later, his legacy as an incredibly patriotic and couragous man ives on and you can be a part of it, this Saturday, April 26th, on Daniel Island.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Kelly Golden Show podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Pat Tillman is an American icon. He was a stellar
NFL football player as a defensive lineback for the Arizona Cardinals.
He left one team to join a far more important one.
Following the September eleventh terror attacks on America. He cemented
his legacy. He became an Army ranger. In my humble opinion,
(00:25):
he is a true war fighting hero. He tragically died
at the age of twenty seven years old, far too young.
It was a friendly fire incident, but like most of us,
we want to be remembered for how we lived. John
Conlin here, you are a Navy veteran. Let's talk about
your service and I want to get into the twenty
(00:46):
first annual Pat Tillman on a Run that is coming
up this weekend on Daniel Island and we want everybody
to be a part of it. Welcome in.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Thank you, Kelly, Thank you for having me. Yes, I'm
a Navy veteran. I served in twenty thirteen and I
went on a few different deployments and it was a
very amazing experience. There's a lot of hard work, but
it was something I wouldn't change for the.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
World were thankful for your service. I'm certainly proud of
the generational service on both sides of my family represented
in Arlington as we speak, I mean including Ranger Bob
our father's final resting place, who wore the coveted green
berat in the Army Special Forces. And talk about keeping
legacies alive, I ride a motorcycle sidcar around town. Maybe
you've seen me. I share my pups stories of his service,
(01:30):
keeping you know, his true warrior legacy and unwavering spirit
of patriotism alive as his daughter. And I'm humbled to
see the Pat Tillman Foundation this annual run coming up
on Daniel Island this Saturday in its twenty first year,
and I thank you John Frankly and everybody who takes
part and makes this happen annually for the last twenty
(01:51):
one years to keep Pat's memory alive.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yes, the honor run is this weekend, April twenty six,
so you'll have to go online registered now, show up
at eight am. The race starts at nine. It's going
to be fantastic.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
The website is tilmanruncchs dot com. We do want you
to go there now and get registered and signed up,
so we know how many people will show up. But
if you want to show up dayev and you decide yes,
I could do this, get there eight o'clock. Since the
run starts at nine strollers welcome, you got dogs that
are welcome, and you can walk. So all of that,
(02:24):
including the fact that this is a sanctioned run, is
an incredible thing. Most importantly, though, is Pat Tillman's legacy.
That twenty one years has now passed that this annual
event has gone on, and I appreciate the fact that
our community has been a part of that for many
of those years.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Yes, absolutely, and it's one of the largest runs in
the country outside of Arizona. So there's definitely a special
place here in Charleston for Pat Tilman and his legacy.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
So let's talk about the foundation of all these supporters
who are not letting his legacy fade. Where does the
money go? Oh with the Tilman Scholarship.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Program, great question. So the foundation has actually helped countless
veterans and spouses and it goes to the Pat Tillman Foundation,
which helps veterans basically providing scholarships to continue their education.
At the core of the Pat Tillman Foundation is the
Tilman Scholars Program, So the group of military veterans and
(03:23):
spouses will obtain the money through the runs and they'll
continue their education with it.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Generation has really passed since Pat Tillman was killed in
that friendly fire incident. I mean, many young adults today
only know of nine to eleven, the same way that
they know maybe anything about World War two, something they
read in history books. Even fewer know about Pat's story
leaving the NFL to join in combat overseas. Nothing changes
(03:51):
the sacrifice that he made, and nothing changes the fact
that when you serve, it's a family and no one
is left behind, and that includes his legacy.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
We're trying to do really at the course to keep
his identity and what he has done alive so we
can continue to further the military veteran you know today
to better their lives. And again with that Tilman Scholars Program,
the run and the funding that goes to it through
the people who sign up that it does just that.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
So we hope to see you coming up on Saturday,
Daniel Line Credit one Stadium head there. They'll be parking
all around eight am. You can register. Mourning of nine
Am is the start. If you want to just want
and done, get it done now, go to tilmanruncchs dot com,
tilmanrunchs dot com. This is a battle for another day.
(04:38):
But I still think that the Pat Tilman should officially
be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. But again,
that's another battle for another day. If this is the
first time you ever hearing about Pat Telman, books, movies
that tell his story, heck, there'll be plenty of people
talking about it coming up on Saturday on Daniel Island
there at Credit One Stadium. But the movie is called
The Tilman Story. If you've never seen it, you all
(05:00):
should check it out. Well. Thank you so much, John.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Thanks Kelly, and I appreciate We hope to see everybody
out there this Saturday at nine am. This edition of
That Kelly Golden Show podcast is powered by
This is the Kelly Golden Show podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Pat Tillman is an American icon. He was a stellar
NFL football player as a defensive lineback for the Arizona Cardinals.
He left one team to join a far more important one.
Following the September eleventh terror attacks on America. He cemented
his legacy. He became an Army ranger. In my humble opinion,
(00:25):
he is a true war fighting hero. He tragically died
at the age of twenty seven years old, far too young.
It was a friendly fire incident, but like most of us,
we want to be remembered for how we lived. John
Conlin here, you are a Navy veteran. Let's talk about
your service and I want to get into the twenty
(00:46):
first annual Pat Tillman on a Run that is coming
up this weekend on Daniel Island and we want everybody
to be a part of it. Welcome in.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Thank you, Kelly, Thank you for having me. Yes, I'm
a Navy veteran. I served in twenty thirteen and I
went on a few different deployments and it was a
very amazing experience. There's a lot of hard work, but
it was something I wouldn't change for the.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
World were thankful for your service. I'm certainly proud of
the generational service on both sides of my family represented
in Arlington as we speak, I mean including Ranger Bob
our father's final resting place, who wore the coveted green
berat in the Army Special Forces. And talk about keeping
legacies alive, I ride a motorcycle sidcar around town. Maybe
you've seen me. I share my pups stories of his service,
(01:30):
keeping you know, his true warrior legacy and unwavering spirit
of patriotism alive as his daughter. And I'm humbled to
see the Pat Tillman Foundation this annual run coming up
on Daniel Island this Saturday in its twenty first year,
and I thank you John Frankly and everybody who takes
part and makes this happen annually for the last twenty
(01:51):
one years to keep Pat's memory alive.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yes, the honor run is this weekend, April twenty six,
so you'll have to go online registered now, show up
at eight am. The race starts at nine. It's going
to be fantastic.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
The website is tilmanruncchs dot com. We do want you
to go there now and get registered and signed up,
so we know how many people will show up. But
if you want to show up dayev and you decide yes,
I could do this, get there eight o'clock. Since the
run starts at nine strollers welcome, you got dogs that
are welcome, and you can walk. So all of that,
(02:24):
including the fact that this is a sanctioned run, is
an incredible thing. Most importantly, though, is Pat Tillman's legacy.
That twenty one years has now passed that this annual
event has gone on, and I appreciate the fact that
our community has been a part of that for many
of those years.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Yes, absolutely, and it's one of the largest runs in
the country outside of Arizona. So there's definitely a special
place here in Charleston for Pat Tilman and his legacy.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
So let's talk about the foundation of all these supporters
who are not letting his legacy fade. Where does the
money go? Oh with the Tilman Scholarship.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Program, great question. So the foundation has actually helped countless
veterans and spouses and it goes to the Pat Tillman Foundation,
which helps veterans basically providing scholarships to continue their education.
At the core of the Pat Tillman Foundation is the
Tilman Scholars Program, So the group of military veterans and
(03:23):
spouses will obtain the money through the runs and they'll
continue their education with it.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Generation has really passed since Pat Tillman was killed in
that friendly fire incident. I mean, many young adults today
only know of nine to eleven, the same way that
they know maybe anything about World War two, something they
read in history books. Even fewer know about Pat's story
leaving the NFL to join in combat overseas. Nothing changes
(03:51):
the sacrifice that he made, and nothing changes the fact
that when you serve, it's a family and no one
is left behind, and that includes his legacy.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
We're trying to do really at the course to keep
his identity and what he has done alive so we
can continue to further the military veteran you know today
to better their lives. And again with that Tilman Scholars Program,
the run and the funding that goes to it through
the people who sign up that it does just that.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
So we hope to see you coming up on Saturday,
Daniel Line Credit one Stadium head there. They'll be parking
all around eight am. You can register. Mourning of nine
Am is the start. If you want to just want
and done, get it done now, go to tilmanruncchs dot com,
tilmanrunchs dot com. This is a battle for another day.
(04:38):
But I still think that the Pat Tilman should officially
be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. But again,
that's another battle for another day. If this is the
first time you ever hearing about Pat Telman, books, movies
that tell his story, heck, there'll be plenty of people
talking about it coming up on Saturday on Daniel Island
there at Credit One Stadium. But the movie is called
The Tilman Story. If you've never seen it, you all
(05:00):
should check it out. Well. Thank you so much, John.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Thanks Kelly, and I appreciate We hope to see everybody
out there this Saturday at nine am. This edition of
That Kelly Golden Show podcast is powered by
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