Two-time national champion and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow shall be inducted into the team’s ring of honor, becoming the sixth player to have the honor.
The school announced Wednesday that Tebow will likely be recognized through the LSU-Florida game on Oct. 6. His name is going to be unveiled at a wall inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
The display will now feature Tebow as well as other five folks the program’s ring of honor: linebacker Wilber Marshall, running back Emmitt Smith, 1966 Heisman winner and famed coach Steve Spurrier, 1996 Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel and defensive end Jack Youngblood.
Tebow went 35-6 in four seasons (2006-09) at Florida, finishing with a Southeastern Conference-record 170.8 career pass efficiency rating. He left college with 28 school records, 14 conference marks and five NCAA records.
Tebow says “I understand within my heart that I truly couldn’t have performed it without amazing coaches and teammates who loved and sacrificed each other to make sure that we could accomplish our goals.”
