Tim Tebow
- Denver Broncos (2010-2011)
- New York Jets (2012 )
- 2 × SEC Championship ( 2006, 2008 )
- 2 × BCS National Championship ( 2007, 2009 )
- 2 × First -team All-American (2007, 2008)
- 1 × Second -team All-American (2009)
- 3 × First -team All- SEC (2007, 2008, 2009 )
- AP Player of the Year (2007)
- Davey O'Brien Award ( 2007)
- 2 × Maxwell Award (2007, 2008)
- Heisman Trophy (2007)
- NCAA QB of the Year (2007)
- Manning Award ( 2008)
- William V. Campbell Trophy (2009)
Timothy Richard Tebow ( born August 14, 1987 in Makati City, Philippines) is an American professional American football player at the position of quarterback. He played from 2006 to 2010 college football for the Florida Gators, with whom he BCS National Championship Game and was once the Sugar Bowl win twice. In addition, he received the 2007 Heisman Trophy for the best college football player. After that he played from 2010 in the National Football League ( NFL) for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets.
Early years
Tim Tebow was born in the Philippines in 1987 as the son of Christian missionaries and later taught by his mother at home. After it by an Act of the State of Florida from 1996 was possible that homeschooled children were allowed to participate in the sporting activities of the local schools, he started playing in high school American football field. In the following years he was awarded twice as Florida's Player of the Year and led the Panthers of Nease High School in St. Augustine in 2005 in his last high school year the state championship in Florida.
College
With his move to college football, Tim Tebow decided in 2006, the University of Florida, for the Florida Gators football team he played until January 2010. He came during this period in 55 games for use, of which the team won 48 games. He scored a total of 88 touchdowns and 9,286 yards in pass - and 57 touchdowns and 2,947 yards in the running game trains. In January 2009, he gave his whereabouts at the University for another year known and thus decided against a premature change in the National Football League ( NFL). His main subject in the study, which he ended in December 2009 with a bachelor's degree, had families, youth and social studies.
NFL
Denver Broncos
After the end of the season 2009/2010 Tim Tebow was selected in the NFL Draft on April 22, 2010 as the 25th player on the Denver Broncos, in his first season in the NFL he came in nine games for the use of which he in three games belonged to the starting lineup. He scoring five touchdowns in pass - and six touchdowns in the running moves.
In the 2011 season, Tim Tebow replaced Kyle Orton on matchday six, the previous starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos, under which the team had only one of the first five games won. With Tebow as the Broncos won seven playmaker of the remaining eleven games and qualified for the play-offs where they were eliminated after a win in the first round against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the next game against the New England Patriots. Tim Tebow played in this season, including the play-offs in 15 games, including in twelve games in the starting lineup and scored 14 touchdowns in pass - and seven touchdowns in the running moves.
New York Jets
In March 2012 he moved to the New York Jets, as the Denver Broncos committed with Peyton Manning a new quarterback. The Jets under head coach Rex Ryan, he experienced a disappointing season in which he could not free himself from starting quarterback Mark Sanchez, in only 74 snaps was used and functioned behind Greg McElroy as the third quarterback. On 29 April 2013, was dismissed from the News York Jets.
New England Patriots
In June 2013, the New England Patriots took him under contract. On 31 August 2013, the Patriots sacked Tebow again before the start of the regular season. He could not prevail against the competition in the squad.
Sporting successes
With the football team of the University of Florida, Tim Tebow won for the seasons 2006/2007 and 2008/2009 respectively, the Southeastern Conference and the national championship of the Football Bowl Subdivision and 2009/2010 the Sugar Bowl. In addition, he was awarded in 2007 as the first sophomore to that of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA) Heisman Trophy Award for the best college football player. In the two following years he was among the Heisman finalists, while he finished third in 2008 and 2009 to fifth place.
In the years 2007 and 2008 he also received the Maxwell Award, an award that is awarded by sports writers and coaches to the best player. It is therefore in the history of college footballs by Johnny Lattner the second player to have won this award twice. His other awards from the Davey O'Brien Award in 2007 included the best quarterback, the James E. Sullivan Award 2007 for the most outstanding American amateur athletes as well as the William V. Campbell Trophy 2009 for the athlete with the best combination of academic achievement, philanthropy and sporting achievements.
Personality
Tim Tebow is a devout Christian. Press conferences after his games he likes begins with the words: " First of all I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and my teammates. " Popularity gained its prayer position on the field, which was occupied tebowing with the neologism: Tebow thereby decreases one knee on the ground and remains for a few moments, his head with his clenched fist supportive.
Awards
Tim Tebow was picked up by Time magazine in 2012 in the list of world's 100 most influential people. This was justified by his work ethic and his leadership skills as a football player and his Christian beliefs -based on life outside of the sport.