| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution honoring University of Florida Quarterback |
| 3 | Timothy "Tim" Tebow on winning the Heisman Trophy and |
| 4 | recognizing his athletic, academic, and other |
| 5 | achievements. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Tim Tebow was born on August 14, 1987, to Bob and |
| 8 | Pam Tebow, who instilled in him the importance of giving to and |
| 9 | serving others, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, he has been an inspiration both on and off the |
| 11 | football field, exhibiting character and compassion in his |
| 12 | missionary work in the Philippines, where he regularly visits |
| 13 | orphanages, and in his similar visits to hospitals in the United |
| 14 | States, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, Tim has maintained a 3.77 grade point average at |
| 16 | the University of Florida while becoming only the fourth |
| 17 | sophomore in the history of the university to earn first-team |
| 18 | Academic All-American honors, and |
| 19 | WHEREAS, he played an integral role in the University of |
| 20 | Florida's National Collegiate Athletic Association's national |
| 21 | championship football team in 2006, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, in the 2007 season, Tim Tebow threw 32 touchdown |
| 23 | passes and ran for 23 touchdowns, earning a record as the first |
| 24 | player in major college football history to run for at least 20 |
| 25 | touchdowns and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in the same |
| 26 | season, and |
| 27 | WHEREAS, his total of 55 touchdowns, with 23 rushing |
| 28 | touchdowns, were both Southeastern Conference records, the |
| 29 | latter also a national collegiate record for quarterbacks, and |
| 30 | WHEREAS, Tim completed more than 66 percent of his passing |
| 31 | attempts for a total of 3,286 yards this season, guiding Florida |
| 32 | to a 9 and 4 record as the team led the Southeastern Conference |
| 33 | in scoring and total yardage, and |
| 34 | WHEREAS, on December 8, 2007, Tim Tebow became the first |
| 35 | and only sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy, college |
| 36 | football's most coveted and prestigious award, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 38 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 39 | Florida: |
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| 41 | That the Florida House of Representatives commends Tim |
| 42 | Tebow for his academic and athletic accomplishments, recognizes |
| 43 | him for his character and compassion toward his fellow human |
| 44 | beings, and congratulates him on his historic recognition in |
| 45 | being awarded the 2007 Heisman Trophy. |
| 46 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 47 | presented to Tim Tebow as a tangible token of the sentiments |
| 48 | expressed herein. |
| 49 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional copies of this |
| 50 | resolution be transmitted to University of Florida President J. |
| 51 | Bernard Machen and Head Football Coach Urban Meyer for |
| 52 | appropriate display. |