Pat Tillman's friend hasn't forgotten him

Lost: Dog tags.

Name: Pat Tillman.

If anyone knows of the whereabouts of two dog tags that once adorned the neck of a former NFL star who was killed while fighting for his country in Afghanistan, please come forward.

His former team, the Arizona Cardinals, play Sunday in the Super Bowl

His former Cardinals roommate, Zack Walz, is desperate to wear them again.

Walz was given the tags by Tillman as a gift shortly before his death. With trembling hands, he held them aloft during his eulogy at Tillman's nationally televised memorial service.

Several months later, he says, they were ripped from his neck.

"The tags were yanked off in a crowded bar, I don't know how it happened, I was devastated for a long, long time," Walz said. "I blame myself, and I would do anything to get them back."

He has advertised on Craigslist, he has offered money on EBay, yet nobody has responded, and a nagging fear is becoming real.

If somebody doesn't return them this week, with Tillman's team on a national stage for the first time in history, will they ever?

"If anybody out there has them, no questions asked, please, I want them back," Walz said. "We're not talking about some football player here. We're talking about something much, much bigger."

Lost: Memories

Name: Pat Tillman

This is a story not only about a missing tag, but a missing legacy.

The Super Bowl is here, but any mention of the most nationally beloved alumnus of either team is not.

Pat Tillman played for the Arizona Cardinals from 1998 through 2001, yet, as you watch the Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, you might never know it.

The NFL loves to wrap itself in the flag, yet the league has no plans to remember him.

The Cardinals have a statue and reflecting pool dedicated to Tillman outside their stadium, but nothing on their jerseys.

Tillman's foundation has no knowledge of any involvement. A Tillman family member said he was unsure of any family plans to attend.

An NFL spokesman said there may be something about Tillman on the NBC television broadcast, but there were no guarantees.

"I just think there's some missed opportunities there," said Walz, a linebacker who was Tillman's training camp and road roommate during their four-year Cardinals career. "Given what Pat represented, you would think they would do something."