- First sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, the Sullivan Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Maxwell Award (2007, 2008).
- Grew up on a farm near Jacksonville, FL.
- Released by New York Jets [April 29, 2013].
- Released by the New England Patriots. In 3 pre-season games, Tebow completed 11-of-30 passes for 145 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, and rushed for 91 yards. [August 31, 2013].
- Debuted as a college football analyst on ESPN's SEC (Southeastern Conference) Network on his 27th birthday. Tebow signed a multi-year deal with ESPN in December 30, 2013. [August 14, 2014].
- Announces his engagement to former Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Tebow on Twitter while she announces the engagement on Instagram. [January 10, 2019].
- Cover athlete on NCAA Football 11 (2010).
- Quarterback for the Denver Broncos (2010-2011) and the New York Jets (2012).
- BCS National Champion (2007, 2008); SEC Champion (2006, 2008); First-team All-American (2007, 2008); First-team All-SEC (2007, 2008, 2009); AP College Football Player of the Year (2007); Touchdown Club of Columbus Quarterback of the Year (2007); SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2008); Sugar Bowl Champion (2010); AFC West Champion (2011).
- Has two brothers (Robby Tebow, Peter Tebow), and two sisters (Kathryn, Christine).
- Signs with the New England Patriots. Under the terms of the 2 year deal, Tebow will get the NFL minimum salary for a player with his tenure ($1.36 million), plus playtime incentives in 2014. However, the money is not guaranteed, and Tebow can be released at any time. The deal reunites him with Josh McDaniels, who selected Tebow #25 overall in the 2010 NFL draft. [June 11, 2013].
- Geologist Dean Enderlin, Tebow's 4th cousin once removed, told the New York Times he has traced their shared ancestry to Andries Tibout, an ethnic Walloon from the modern-day Belgian region of Wallonia, who immigrated from Bruges to New Amsterdam (New York) in 1686 (some sources state Andries's father moved his family to New York after Andries was born). By the time Andries's great-grandson Pieter was born in 1755, the family's surname had changed to "Tebow". Pieter's son Uriah, through whom Tebow is descended, and his wife had moved from Paramus, New Jersey to Elizabethtown, Ohio by 1800. Tebow's paternal grandparents (both from Ohio) married on October 8, 1943 at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Florida, then returned to Ohio after Robert Tebow, Sr., was discharged from the Army Air Corps. [March 23, 2012].
- Has English, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
- Has been played by David J. Phillips, Taran Killam, Matt Baxter Luceno, Daniel Sobieray, and Michael Daniel Cassady.
- Brother-in-law Gannon Shepherd played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2001.
- First player in NCAA football history to throw for 20 touchdowns and rush for 20 touchdowns in a single season, a feat since accomplished by Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, and Johnny Manziel.
- Won the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy (named after fellow Heisman Trophy winner and Florida QB Danny Wuerffel), and the 2008 Manning Award (named after Archie Manning, Peyton Manning, and Eli Manning).
- Tried out for scouts at USC in the hopes of signing with a major league baseball team, despite not having played baseball since high school. Scouting reports graded his arm, footwork, lateral mobility, bat speed/ability to adjust at the plate as at-or-below-average; David Aardsma threw pitches. Tebow confirmed to Colleen Wolfe after the tryout that he is through with football. [August 30, 2016].
- The Philadelphia Eagles announced it has signed Tebow to a one-year, $600,000 contract. Like his contract with the New England Patriots, the money is not guaranteed, but he will be paid the standard stipends, including $195 for every day in off season workouts, and $1,800 a week for training camp, if he doesn't make the team. Tebow's contract with ESPN has been suspended, as per the contract, and will be extended based on his progress. [April 20, 2015].
- Released by the Philadelphia Eagles. Tebow went 21-36 for 286 yards, 2 touchdowns, and one interception, while running for 82 yards and a score in 4 pre-season games. [September 5, 2015].
- The New York Mets have signed Tebow to a Minor League contract that includes a $100,000 bonus. He will report to the Instructional League in Port St. Lucie, Florida on September 18th, but will be allowed to continue to work as an analyst for SEC Network. [September 8, 2016].
- Assigned to the Mets' Class-A affiliate Columbia Fireflies (Columbia, SC). Tebow will make his debut on April 7th. [March 21, 2017].
- Likes John Wayne movies.
- Made debut with the Binghamton (NY) Rumble Ponies after being assigned to minor league camp by the Mets on March 13th. Tebow hit .056 (1 for 18) with 11 strikeouts in 7 games during spring training as a non-roster invitee. [April 5, 2018].
- Married Demi-Leigh Tebow at La Paris Estate (Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa), a farm dating from the 17th century which has been converted to a hotel and wedding venue, before 260 guests. Tebow and Nel-Peters posted photos of the ceremony to their Instagrams.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on May 20, 2021 that Tebow had been signed as a tight end, reuniting him with his college coach Urban Meyer. He was cut on August 17th, three days after his first pre-season game in which his 2 blocks against Cleveland Browns DE Trevon Young went viral and were ridiculed widely on social media.
- Joins Kerri Walsh Jennings and Thaddeus Bullard in the launch of social media entrepreneur Matin Diamond's app Kindli. [November 13, 2020].
- Tim Tebow Foundation founder/president.
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