ESPN to honor Prince Harry with Pat Tillman Award

The Duke of Sussex, who quit royal life in 2020, will be honored because he served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter pilot and a forward air controller.

Each year, ESPN presents the Pat Tillman Award for Service to a person or group of people who have raised the standard for humanity in sports.

ESPN to honor Prince Harry with Pat Tillman Award, even though late soldier's mother disagrees. Prince Harry, left, will be honored with the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the July 11 ESPYs. Tillman, a former NFL player, was killed by friendly fire during a tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2004.

Meanwhile, Tillman's mother, Mary Tillman, also wrote a book about her son, Boots on the Ground by Dusk, which was released in April 2008.