[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 901 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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 Diaz-Balart of Florida) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Education and Labor

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                               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;
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
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 compassion 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 Representatives to 
        transmit a copy of this resolution to University of Florida 
        President J. Bernard Machen and Head Football Coach Urban Meyer 
        for appropriate display.
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