Tillman to jump at Air and Water Show
Charles Tillman tries to get the crowd fired up in a game against the Jaguars at Soldier Field in 2014. (Mark Welsh/ mwelsh@dailyherald.com)
Charles Tillman speaks at a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, July 22, 2016, after signing a one-day contract with the Chicago Bears so he can officially retire as a member of the team that drafted him in 2003. Tillman spent his first 12 seasons with the Bears and went to two Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl with them. Last season he started 12 games with the Carolina Panthers before suffering a season-ending knee injury and missed the team’s run to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim)
Former Chicago Bear Charles Tillman will open the 58th annual Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 20 by tandem jumping with the Army Golden Knights.
The retired cornerback’s jump will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the USO’s aid to service members and their families.
The Chicago Air and Water Show will be Aug. 20-21 on the lakefront. North Avenue Beach will be the show center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
Tillman was the 2013 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year and the 2015 USO Angel Harvey Heart of a Patriot Award recipient. Last month, he signed a one-day contract with the Bears so he could retire as a member of the team that drafted him in 2003.
