Tim Tebow's Real Name: Tim Tebow

Quick answer: The quarterback is known professionally as Tim Tebow. The Heisman Trophy site and the College Football Hall of Fame independently identify Makati, in the Philippines, as his birthplace. The Hall of Fame lists the birth date as August 14, 1987. This page titles him under the public name.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Tim Tebow. The College Football Hall of Fame lists the date of birth as August 14, 1987, and the birthplace as Makati, Phillipines, in that page's spelling. The Heisman Trophy site independently says he was born in Makati City in the Philippines, that his family later settled in Jacksonville, Florida, and that he attended Trinity Christian Academy and later Nease High, where he earned national recognition as a dual-threat quarterback, led Nease to a state title, and was named Florida's Mr. Football.

Career highlights

The Heisman Trophy site says he chose Florida in 2006, was a true freshman backup as the Gators won a national title, then became the starter in 2007 and won the Heisman Trophy as the first sophomore in NCAA history to do so, throwing for 3,132 yards and 29 touchdowns and rushing for 828 yards and 22 scores that season. It later says he finished third in the 2008 Heisman voting and led Florida to another national title, finished fifth in 2009, and was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft, 25th overall, by the Denver Broncos, later playing for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Philadelphia Eagles. The College Football Hall of Fame, which inducted him in 2023, independently records the 2007 Heisman, the first sophomore win, two BCS national championships, MVP honors for the 2009 title game, a 48-7 record at Florida, career totals of 9,285 passing yards and 88 touchdown passes plus 2,947 rushing yards and 55 rushing touchdowns, the 2007 Davey O'Brien Award, Maxwell Awards in 2007 and 2008, and the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy. The Heisman site independently says that in the 2007 regular season he rushed and passed for 51 touchdowns, and that at the end of his college career he held five NCAA, 14 SEC, and 28 Florida statistical records.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Tim Tebow are looking for the same quarterback, including the Florida and Heisman work most often associated with his name. This page uses the public professional name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Tim Tebow alone.