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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 901 

Congratulating University of Florida Quarterback Timothy ‘‘Tim’’ Tebow 

for winning the Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and 

academic achievements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2007 

Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MILLER of 

Florida, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. FEENEY, 

Mr. MACK, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. MICA, Mr. KELLER of Florida, and Mr. MARIO DIAZBALART of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating University of Florida Quarterback Timothy 

‘‘Tim’’ Tebow for winning the Heisman Trophy and honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. 

Whereas Tim Tebow was born on August 14, 1987, to Bob 

and Pam Tebow; 

Whereas Tim Tebow’s mother and father have instilled in 

him the importance of giving and serving others; 

Whereas Tim Tebow has exhibited exemplary character, kindness, and compassion rooted in his deep and abiding faith 

in God; 


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•HRES 901 IH 

Whereas Tim Tebow has displayed a willingness to help those 

less fortunate through his missionary work in the Philippines; 

Whereas Tim Tebow has been an inspiration off the football 

field by regularly visiting orphanages in the Philippines 

and hospitals in the United States; 

Whereas Tim Tebow has maintained a 3.77 grade point average at the University of Florida; 

Whereas Tim Tebow became only the fourth sophomore in 

the history of the University of Florida to earn first-team 

Academic All-American honors; 

Whereas Tim Tebow played an integral role in the University 

of Florida’s National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 

(NCAA) national championship football team in 2006; 

Whereas Tim Tebow threw for 29 touchdowns and ran for 22 

touchdowns in the 2007 season; 

Whereas Tim Tebow became the first player in major college 

football history to run for at least 20 touchdowns and 

pass for at least 20 touchdowns in the same season; 

Whereas Tim Tebow’s total of 51 touchdowns was a Southeastern Conference record; 

Whereas Tim Tebow’s 22 rushing touchdowns was also a new 

conference record as well as a national collegiate record 

for quarterbacks; 

Whereas Tim Tebow completed more than 68 percent of his 

passing attempts for a total of 3,132 yards this season; 

Whereas Tim Tebow guided Florida to a 9–3 record as they 

led the Southeastern Conference in scoring and total 

yardage; and 


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•HRES 901 IH 

Whereas on December 8, 2007, Tim Tebow became the first 

and only sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy, 

college football’s most coveted and prestigious award: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commends Tim Tebow for his academic and 

3 athletic accomplishments; 

4 (2) recognizes Tim Tebow’s character and com5 passion toward his fellow human beings; 

6 (3) congratulates Tim Tebow for his historic 

7 winning of the 2007 Heisman Trophy; and 

8 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent9 atives to transmit a copy of this resolution to Uni10 versity of Florida President J. Bernard Machen and 

11 Head Football Coach Urban Meyer for appropriate 

12 display. 

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