2. Basic’s
• Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow is an American
football player who is currently the starting
quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the
National Football League (NFL).
• He played college football at the University of
Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007
and appearing on BCS National Championship-
winning teams in 2007 and 2009.
3. Basics
• After graduating, he was drafted by the Broncos
as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.
• Tebow is known as a dual threat
quarterback, adept at both rushing and passing
the football.
• With his unorthodox NFL quarterback
skills, frequent demonstrations of his religious
devotion, and his team's success
• Tebow has attracted unprecedented
praise, criticism, and attention from the sporting
media and beyond.
4. Early life
• Tebow was born in Makati City in the Philippines, to
American parents who were serving as Baptist
missionaries at the time.
• His mother is Pamela Elaine
• While pregnant, his mother suffered a life-threatening
infection with a pathogenic amoeba.
• Because of the drugs used to rouse her from a coma
and to treat her dysentery, the fetus experienced a
severe placental abruption.
• Doctors had expected a stillbirth and recommended an
abortion, even though illegal in the Phillipines, to
protect her life,but she decided not to have one.
5. YOUNG Life
• Tebow is the youngest of five children.
• All of the Tebow children were homeschooled by their
mother, who worked to instill the family's Christian beliefs
along the way
• In 1996, legislation was passed in Florida allowing
homeschooled students to compete in local high school
sporting events.
• The law specifies that homeschooled students may
participate on the team of the local school in the school
district in which they live.
• The Tebows lived in Jacksonville, Florida, and he played
linebacker and tight end at the local Trinity Christian
Academy for one season
6. QB
• Tebow's preferred position was quarterback, but Trinity
football team's offense did not rely on passing the football,
so he moved into an apartment in nearby St. Johns County
• Thus making him eligible to play for the pass-oriented
offense at Nease
• His performance soon turned heads and led to a minor
controversy regarding the fact that he was a home-
schooled student having his choice of school to play for.
• Tebow came into national prominence as a junior at
Florida's 4A Nease High School.
• Tebow was soon known not only for his running and
throwing, but for his intense competitiveness and
uncommon physical courage.
7. Injury
• Later that same year he suffered an injury to his right
leg late in the first half of a game.
• Originally thought by the Nease coaching staff to be a
bad cramp, he played the entire second half with a
broken fibula, at one point rushing for a 29-yard
touchdown.
• After the game the extent of the injury was discovered
and he was held out for the remainder of his junior
season.
• Nevertheless he was named Florida's Player of the
Year and became a major college football quarterback
prospect.
8. Senior year
• he led the Nease Panthers to a state title
• He earned All-State honors
• He was named Florida's Mr. Football and a
Parade magazine high school All-American
• He also repeated as Florida's Player of the Year.
• Tebow played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl
in San Antonio, Texas
• This featured the top 78 senior high school
football players in the nation and was shown
nationally on NBC television.
9. ON TOP
• Tebow was considered one of the nation's top recruits
and was the subject of an ESPN "Faces in Sports"
documentary.
• The segment was titled "Tim Tebow: The Chosen One“
• Tim Tebow was also featured in Sports Illustrated on
the "Faces in the Crowd" page
• In 2007 he was named to FHSAA's All-Century Team
that listed the Top 33 football players in the state of
Florida's 100 year history of high school football
• Tebow spent the three summers prior to enrolling at
the University of Florida in the Philippines, assisting
with his father's orphanage and missionary work
10. College career
• Tebow received an athletic scholarship to attend
and play for the Florida Gators football team from
2006 to 2009
• Despite a strong showing in his first intersquad
scrimmage, Coach Urban Meyer named Tebow
second string behind Chris Leak.
• Although Tebow remained the backup
throughout the season, Tebow was a significant
contributor to the Gators' 2006 success.
11. Here we go TEBOW
• Tebow made his college debut coming off the bench in
a goal line situation against Southern Miss.
• He rushed for a touchdown on a designed quarterback
scramble on his first play.
• In his next game, he led the team in rushing yards
against UCF
• Tebow made his SEC debut against the Tennessee
Volunteers on September 16.
• His performance included a ten-yard run on his first
carry and converting a critical fourth down near the
end of the game
• This led to the Gators' go-ahead touchdown
12. Tebows big game
• Tebow's biggest game in the season came against the
LSU Tigers on October 7
• In this game he accounted for all three of the Gators'
touchdowns, passing for two and rushing for another.
• Tebow played a role in the Gators' victory in the 2007
BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State.
• He threw for one touchdown and rushed for
another, finishing with 39 rushing yards.
• He finished 2006 with the second-most rushing yards
on the Gator team.
13. 2007-2009
• Although questions about his passing skill loomed, Tebow was
named the Florida Gators starting quarterback for the 2007 season.
• He stayed as the starting QB till 2009 when he graduated.
• In 2007 he was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy
• In 2008 Tebow led the Gators to a 13-1 record and its second
national title in three years
• The Gators again went 13–1 in 2009, Tebow's senior year.
• At the conclusion of his college career, he held the Southeastern
Conference's all-time records in both career passing efficiency and
total rushing touchdowns, appearing second and tenth
(respectively) in the NCAA record book in these categories
14. NFL Pre Draft
• After passing on the 2009 NFL Draft for his senior
season at Florida, Tebow went on to enter the
2010 NFL Draft.
• Despite his college success, Tebow's NFL potential
was much debated.
• Tebow was particularly mentioned as a potential
third round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, his
hometown team.
• Some, including Florida governor Charlie Crist,
suggested that Tebow could be the remedy for
dwindling Jaguars ticket sales at EverBank Field.
15. NFL
• Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first
round (25th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
• The Broncos had acquired the pick in a trade with the
Baltimore Ravens on the first night of the draft on April
22.
• When asked how Tebow will be used, McDaniels
commented that Tebow probably won't start at QB as a
rookie; although, he said he'll "play when he's ready."
• He also said that there could be some packages
custom-made for Tebow right away and indicated that
he could initially contribute to Denver's variation of the
wildcat formation, called the wild horse formation.
16. 15
• Tebow wore number 15 on his jersey for the
Broncos, the same number he wore in college.
• He set an NFL Draft record for jersey sales
• He also had the best-selling jersey in the
entire NFL each month since being drafted.
• On July 29, Tebow signed a five-year contract
with the Broncos that had a base value of
$11.25 million
17. 1st TD
• On October 17, Tebow scored his first NFL touchdown, which was a
five-yard running play against the New York Jets
• On November 14, Tebow threw a three-yard touchdown pass to
Spencer Larsen on his first career NFL pass attempt, as part of a 49-
29 home victory over the Kansas City Chiefs
• Tebow started his first NFL game on December 19, which was a 39-
23 road loss to the Oakland Raiders.
• Tebow's first career victory came in his second start on December
26. The Broncos defeated the Houston Texans, 24-23, in Denver
• Tebow helped rally the Broncos from a 17-0 deficit at halftime
• Tebow finished his rookie season playing sparingly in six games as a
back-up before starting the last three games of the Broncos' season
18. 2011
• Tebow began the 2011 season as the Denver Broncos'
backup quarterback, with Kyle Orton acting as the starter.
• After a 1–4 start and some poor performances, Orton was
replaced by Tebow at halftime during a home game against
the San Diego Chargers in the fifth week of the season.
• Tebow nearly led the Broncos back from a 16-point
deficit, as he passed and ran for a touchdown in the fourth
quarter.
• The Chargers ultimately won the game, 29–24.
• Shortly afterward, Broncos' head coach John Fox
announced Tebow would start in the following game on the
road against the Miami Dolphins.
19. Stuggle
• Tebow and the Broncos struggled in the first
three-and-a-half quarters against the
Dolphins, but rallied from a 15–0 deficit in the
last three minutes to win the game, 18–15, in
overtime
• Denver became the first team in NFL history
to win a game after being down by at least 15
points with three minutes to play in a game
20. Winning streak
• Tebow and the broncos were on a 4 game winning
streak
• They ended up beating the Chicago Bears in overtime
by a miricale
• There winning streak ended the next week against the
New England Patriots
• At the end of the game Tom Brady and Tim Tebow met
at the middle of the field to congratulate eachother
• Tom Brady said don’t worry we will meet again
• After that the Broncos lost three consecutive games
but still made it to the playoffs
21. Playoffs
• On January 8, Denver hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first
round of the NFL playoffs. Tebow threw for a career high 316 yards
and two touchdowns, including an 80 yard TD to Demaryius Thomas
on the first play of overtime, as the Broncos won 29–23.
• Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes in the contest, setting the
franchise record for QB rating in a playoff game (125.6)
• an NFL record for yards per completion (31.6) in a playoff game
• Media sources noted Tebow's passing yards (316) and yards per
completion (31.6) evoked the Bible's John 3:16.
• The Nielsen ratings for the game also peaked at 31.6. John 3:16 was
the top search item on Google the next morning, followed by
Tebow and Tim Tebow.
22. New England
• The Broncos were handed a 45–10 defeat by
the New England Patriots the following week,
knocking them out of the playoffs.
• After the season, Elway confirmed that Tebow
would be the Broncos starting quarterback
going into training camp in 2012.
23. Conclusion
• I picked the topic Tim Tebow because he
inspires me to get better at football
• He also inspires me to live a better life
• Thank you
