One of the most celebrated student–athletes in college football history, Tim Tebow quarterbacked Florida to the 2008 BCS National Championship, while also making a significant contribution to the Gators’ 2006 title. He became the first sophomore in history to win the Heisman Trophy, and he did it all in conjunction with a stellar record in the classroom and the community, which allowed him to become only the second individual to claim both a Heisman and Campbell Trophy.
Boasting a 3.66 grade point average as a Family, Youth & Community Sciences major, Tebow was twice named the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year.
Ranking second in NCAA (FBS Division) history with a 170.8 career passing efficiency rating, he threw for 9,285 yards and 88 touchdowns in his four seasons with the Gators, while also gaining 2,947 yards on the ground with 57 rushing touchdowns, both school records by a Florida quarterback. Tebow’s many other accolades include being a two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year, the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, the Manning Award, back-to-back Maxwell Awards in 2007 and 2008, and the Sullivan Award, which is annually presented to the nation’s top amateur athlete.
He is the only player in NCAA history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in a season (2007). Tebow owns five NCAA, 14 SEC and 28 University of Florida records. He has spent nearly every summer of his life participating in mission trips to help the less fortunate. In 2009 alone, he dedicated nearly 700 hours to community service efforts and appearances, including hospital and orphanage visits, and was named the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy recipient for his exemplary outreach.
Selected No. 25 overall in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, Tebow led the Broncos to the AFC Divisional Playoffs after the 2011 season, and he spent the 2012 season playing for the New York Jets. The chairman of the Tim Tebow Foundation, which he launched in 2010, Tebow and the organization recently broke ground on the Tebow CURE Hospital in the Philippines. Tebow also played for the New England Patriots in the 2013 season.
Tebow's first book, Through My Eyes, spent 24 weeks on the New York Times best seller list and was named the No. 1 sports book and best selling religion book of 2011. Follwing the 2013 NFL season, Tebow was hired by ESPN as a college football analyst, appearing mainly on the SEC Network as a co-host of SEC Nation. He is currently a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
