Tebow takes over ESPN for an hour tonight
Thursday, January 6, 2011 | Football, Softball, Scott Carter
Here's my first prediction of 2011: ESPN will break a record for most Gators and Broncos fans watching at the same time tonight.
Yes, this blog is about Florida icon Tim Tebow.
At 7 tonight, ESPN is airing a documentary on Tebow called “Tim Tebow: Everything in Between.”
The one-hour film is a look at Tebow's life from the time the 2010 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans ended to his first game as an NFL rookie with Denver. Tebow just completed his rookie season, starting the final three games.
He played in nine games overall, completing 41 of 82 passes for 654 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. He rushed for 227 yards on 43 carries and six touchdowns.
Tebow's success late in the season prompted Denver fans to show the same kind of enthusiasm about Tebow that Florida fans did during his four seasons in Gainesville.
The film was produced by Chase Heavener, son of UF booster Bill Heavener. If the same sounds familiar, UF's new football complex is named after Heavener.
“I hope it's a positive message for kids who are trying to accomplish their dreams,'' Tebow told ESPN.com. “I want to show them that there are adversity and obstacles for everyone but you can make it. I am honestly living my dream, but I had adversity and obstacles. I want kids to get hope from this.”
To read the rest of ESPN.com blogger Bill Williamson's Q&A with Tebow about the film, click this link.
