One of the special honoree awards is the Pat Tillman Award for Service, which recognizes "a person with a strong connection to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy" of Pat Tillman.
AdvertisementESPN and the Pat Tillman Foundation selected Prince Harry to win the award for 2024 because of his work with the Invictus Games.
Some thought Prince Harry didn't deserve the Pat Tillman AwardThe Invictus Games are a worldwide sporting competition for injured veterans.
AdvertisementMary does not work for the Pat Tillman Foundation or play a role in deciding who wins the annual award.
Despite the controversy, ESPN and the Pat Tillman Foundation stood by their decision, as the organizations shared in a statement with Business Insider ahead of the ESPYs.
Persons:
—, Prince Harry, Pat Tillman, Pat, Duke, Duchess of, Prince Harry didn't, Harry, Mary Tillman, Chris Jackson, Mary, Duke of Sussex, Meghan Markle, Pat's, Marie Tillman Shenton, Princess Diana, Evan Nierman, Banyan, Nierman, Meghan, Serena Williams, Williams, Kevin Mazur, Neirman, Yaroslav Sabitov, Misan Harriman, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Taylor, William, Prince, Wales, It's, approachability
Organizations:
Service, Dolby Theatre, Business, Arizona Cardinals, NFL, Army, NPR, ESPN, Pat Tillman Foundation, Invictus, British Armed Forces, Invictus Games, Games, Daily, Getty, Aviation, Tillman Foundation, Invictus Games Foundation, PR, Netflix, Spotify, European
Locations:
Los Angeles, Afghanistan, Duchess of Sussex, Nigeria, Kensington, England