IV 
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. BU-
CHANAN, Mr. MICA, Mr. KELLER of Florida, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ- 
BALART of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating University of Florida Quarterback Timothy 
‘‘Tim’’ Tebow for winning the Heisman Trophy and hon-
oring 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, kind-
ness, 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 Phil-
ippines; 
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 aver-
age 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 South-
eastern 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Tim Tebow for his academic and 
athletic accomplishments; 
(2) recognizes Tim Tebow’s character and com-
passion toward his fellow human beings; 
(3) congratulates Tim Tebow for his historic 
winning of the 2007 Heisman Trophy; and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit a copy of this resolution to Uni-
versity of Florida President J. Bernard Machen and 
Head Football Coach Urban Meyer for appropriate 
display. 
Æ 
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