Tim Tebow Biography

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NAME: Tim Tebow
OCCUPATION: Football Player
BIRTH DATE: August 14, 1987 (Age: 25)
EDUCATION: University of Florida
PLACE OF BIRTH: Makati City, Philippines
Full Name: Timothy Richard Tebow
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo

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NFL quarterback Tim Tebow won both the Heisman Trophy and the BCS National Championship while playing for the Florida Gators in college. He was drafted by the NFL’s Denver Broncos in 2010 and joined the New York Jets in 2012.

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By the end of the 2012-13 season, he had participated in only 72 offensive snaps with the New York team.

In late April 2013, it was announced that the New York Jets had released Tebow. The team had reportedly not been able to find a trade partner for Tebow from the time the season ended until he was released in the early spring.

Personal Life

Apart from his skills on the field, Tim Tebow is known for his devotion to his Christian beliefs and his charity work. The former is displayed often on the field with what has become known as "Tebowing"—dropping to one knee in prayer with his head resting on one hand. The move is both widely imitated by Tebow fans and widely mocked by others. Whatever the intent behind the fad, Tebowing became a cultural phenomenon in the 2011 football season.

While active in charity work even in college, Tim Tebow founded the Tim Tebow Foundation in January 2010. The faith-based outreach group works with children in need in both the United States and the Philippines, building facilities for sick children, granting wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses and building playrooms in hospitals and orphanages, among other far-reaching charitable works.