Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow added a new facet to his fame. In an impoverished village outside General Santos City in the Philippines, Tebow helped with health care for impoverished children.1
NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly was able to get to the front of the line after the Heisman Award ceremony in New York Saturday night, to receive the first autograph by Heisman Award Winner Tim Tebow. Tebow and Kelly spoke afterwards about the qualities a good quarterback needs to make it to the next level …and played video games in the hotel gameroom.2
The Orlando Sentinel reported the story today and even has a picture of Tim Tebow in one of those doctor jump suits. “The first time, it was nerve-racking,” he said. “Hands were shaking a little bit.3
In a sign of the media scrutiny and time pressure his schedule is under, Florida Sports Information staffer Zack Higbee told the Witness there were hundreds of interview requests for Tebow as the Gators prepare to defend their championship and it was impossible to grant every one of them. The university accommodated the Witness?s interview request by having questions to Tebow submitted in writing and receiving his written replies via Higbee.4
Fans by now know the legend of Tim Tebow by rote: he plays quarterback as well as anyone in America, sings on stage with the stars of country music, makes girls swoon every time he smiles. During spring break, Tebow added a new facet to his fame.5