PHOENIX -- Former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman and his brother were selected to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards ceremony this year.

Pat and Kevin Tillman both enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with elite rangers in Iraq.

Their father, Richard Tillman, was expected to accept the award on their behalf at the ESPY ceremony in Los Angeles on July 16.

Pat Tillman played four seasons with the Cardinals as a safety before turning down a $3.6 million contract to join the Army in May 2002.

He and Kevin, a former minor league baseball prospect in the Cleveland Indians organization, committed to three-year stints in the Army.

Previous winners of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award include four passengers who died on Flight 93 during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Jim Valvano, Howard Cosell and Muhammad Ali.