The University of Florida announced Wednesday that two-time national champion Tim Tebow will be inducted into the University’s Ring of Honor this season.
The first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, Tebow will be honored on Oct. 6 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during the Florida-LSU game.
Tebow, a two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year, joins Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, Emmitt Smith, Jack Youngblood and Wilber Marshall who have all been inducted over the years.
"I am so humbled and thankful to be able to receive this blessing, being inducted into the Ring of Honor," Tebow said in a statement released by the University. "I know in my heart that I truly couldn't have done it without amazing coaches and teammates who loved and sacrificed for each other so that we could accomplish our goals.”
Tebow’s name will be displayed on the North Endzone of the stadium on a display which will be approximately 18-feet wide and five feet high along with the other inductees.
In four seasons at Florida before being drafted 25th overall in 2010 by the Denver Broncos, Tebow totaled a 35-6 career record and became the first player in NCAA history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in a season.
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