Talk:Tim Tebow

Hello fellow Wikipedians.

A few days ago I added the fact that Tim descends from Andries Tebow to the article. He emigrated to America from Bruges in the 1680s. The littletonbooks source suggests that Andries fled persecution in Belgium, while the New York Times points out: Belgium was governed by the Catholic rulers of Spain and persecuted Protestants, forcing many to flee. I doubted this was the case in the 1680s in (Spanish) Belgium, so I omitted this point (beside 1686 being too late imo, even during the Dutch Revolt many emigrated for business).

I now recalled about the Huguenots. Right in 1685 there was the Edict of Fontainebleau, and the man is said to have arrived in America via Bruges in 1686.

But then, today the surname's variant Thybaut (Tebow is an American Anglicisation that is absent in Europe) is most prevalent in Belgium; the variant Thibaut has the highest density in Belgium, while in France (where it most prevalent) it is most prevalent in the Hauts-de-France region (the most populous part of which, including the recently acquired Lille, was once in the County of Flanders, and later Burgundy, and then Spanish Southern Netherlands). It is therefore possible that, even if a Protestant from France, the man was still a Fleming or a Walloon; Belgian if you will.

The surname Thybaut does have smaller pockets in Aquitaine and Occitaine today.

Any ideas? Does anyone have some info about Andries Tebow or the 1686 voyage from Bruges?

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Tim Tebow was not the first undergrad to win the Heisman Trophy!

Archie Griffin won it twice first time as a Junior second as a senior!

There may be others before Griffin 2600:1700:50B0:4D60:C04D:7858:29EE:2F62 (talk) 16:28, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: The articles says ...the first underclassman, not the first undergrad. Tebow won the Trophy in his sophomore year. Liu1126 (talk) 16:48, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

I am aware that the word underclassman may be confusing to non-Americans (which includes myself; I had to look it up too). It refers to the first and second years of university education. Perhaps a rewording would make it clearer, but MOS:TIES recommends using the nation's own style of English, which would be American English in this case given Tebow's nationality. Liu1126 (talk) 16:53, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

And there's not a graceful way to link it as it's currently embedded in Student § Post-second year.—Bagumba (talk) 17:17, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

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Change position (Quarterback) to position (Quarterback, Tight End), as Tebow played Tight End for the Jaguars in 2021.

/Recon Tebowback (talk) 00:48, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done He didn't play in any real games as a tight end. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 01:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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260 pounds Cuddles2025 (talk) 20:58, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Dahawk04 Talk 💬 23:42, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

When his ancestor was named Andries Tebow, he is from Flemish and not Walloon decent. Andries is a Dutch/Flemish name, not a French/Walloon name. 72.10.205.78 (talk) 01:44, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

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Under "Media and culture," remove "while some Denver Broncos teammates and team management reportedly described him as 'self-centered' and a hypocrite." The source given does not support the statement ('self-centered' does not appear in the article, nor any quotes from teammates or management). If another source supports the statement, it should be included instead. ~2025-35182-33 (talk) 17:32, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

 Done Good catch. Golem08 (talk) 18:34, 20 November 2025 (UTC)