By: Elliott Almond
San Jose Mercury News
TEMPE, Ariz.– Pat Tillman's life-size portrait is the final image Arizona State football players see before entering Sun Devil Stadium through the “Tillman Tunnel.”
The snapshot of the former ASU star looking ready to lead the charge onto the field might seem stripped from the Hollywood playbook of “Friday Night Lights.” But the Sun Devils have a high metabolism for imagery this season as second-year coach Todd Graham has reawakened the long sleeping giant by getting players to embrace the school's most influential player.
Nearly 10 years after his death while serving as an Army Ranger in the mountains of Afghanistan, the memory of the former linebacker from San Jose, Calif. continues to inspire the imagination in Tempe.
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