In this Dec. 20, 1998, photo, Cardinals safety Pat Tillman celebrates after tackling New Orleans Saints running back Lamar Smith for a loss in the third quarter of an NFL football game in Tempe.
(The Associated Press/Roy Dabner)
A Phoenix firefighter rings the bell at the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, signifying that he has completed the event’s climb of 110 flights of stairs to reflect the climb of first responders at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
(Courtesy 100 Club of Arizona)
In this Aug. 31, 2017, photo, players file past the Pat Tillman statue, with one reaching to touch it, at an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and New Mexico State in Tempe.
(The Associated Press/Rick Scuteri)
Greater Los Angeles first responders Erin Regan, left, and David Walters, second from left, accept the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
(The Associated Press/Mark J. Terrill)
Phoenix Police officers climb the steps of Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale during a past 9/11 Tower Challenge event.
(Courtesy Phoenix Police Department)
Phoenix firefighters pose after completing the 9/11 Tower Challenge in Glendale.
(Courtesy 100 Club of Arizona)
Statements and a timeline of events on Sept. 11, 2001, and the months and years that followed are etched into the metal ring of the 9/11 Memorial at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, 1700 W. Washington St. near the Arizona State Capitol. Sunlight projects the statements onto concrete base.
(Courtesy city of Phoenix)
Arizona State wide receiver Kaleb Black (17) wears a Pat Tillman helmet during a NCAA college football game against Central Florida Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Tempe.
(The Associated Press/Darryl Webb)
A Phoenix police officer rings the bell at the 9/11 Tower Challenge at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, signifying that she has completed the event’s climb of 110 flights of stairs to reflect the climb of first responders at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
(Courtesy Phoenix Police Department)
