Tim Tebow has remained a household name in the world of sports for well over a decade. His time at the University of Florida brought two national championships to Gainesville, he led a dramatic playoff comeback against the Steelers as a member of the Denver Broncos, and he has even switched professional sports and is now a member of the New York Mets organization.
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Tebow's legendary origins began in high school when he suffered a broken leg after taking a sack.
Rather than leaving the field, however, Tebow remained in the game and even was able to limp to a 29-yard touchdown run.
Tim Tebow's Broken Leg Touchdown
Tebow was homeschooled, but the laws in Florida stated that students could join the football team so long as he lived in the local school district.
After a brief stay at Trinity Christian Academy, he moved to St. John's County to play for Nease High School near Jacksonville. At 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, it was apparent that Tebow was a dynamic talent in high school.
As seen in the video, head coach Craig Howard wanted Tebow to remain in the game, and Tebow had no interest in leaving, either. This sort of tenacity may make some fans cringe with pain, but no one can argue that Tebow wasn't a tough player.
After the extent of the injury became diagnosed through x-rays, he was held out for the rest of the season, but college football coaches started to gather interest.
During his senior season, he led the Nease Panthers to a state championship game, securing a title for the previously-struggling school. That year, he threw for 3,302 yards and 31 touchdowns against just four interceptions. His broken leg had no signs of rust as he rushed for an additional 21 scores.
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Tebow dominated high school football, and head coach Urban Meyer's University of Florida Gators took notice. The NCAA was next, and the rest is history.
Tebow made his presence known in the BCS Championship Game against Ohio State as a freshman, and then became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy (he also fractured his fractured right hand against the Florida State Seminoles but remained in the game).
In 2008, the Gators were firing on all cylinders. UF defeated Alabama in the SEC Championship and won their second BCS title in three years, this time against Oklahoma in a 24-14 victory.
Tebow would finish his Florida career with 88 passing touchdowns and only 16 interceptions, and added 57 rushing scores. He set several Gators records and was named the Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year.
The college football star was selected in the first round by the Denver Broncos in 2010. In his first start, he led a second-half comeback against the Houston Texans. He received his big break in 2011 when he took over for incumbent quarterback Kyle Orton.
Tebow was the man for the job and popular on social media. Although he only started in 11 games that regular season, he led the NFL in fourth-quarter comebacks. The magic would last in the playoffs, too, when his Broncos beat the Steelers in a wild overtime game for the ages. The New England Patriots are not a team who believes in miracles, though, and they dismantled Denver the very next week.
Tebow's time with the Broncos ended when the team signed Peyton Manning, so he was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for two draft picks. He played sparingly, and there were talks of conversion to the tight end position that year. After a brief spell with the Patriots, Tebow retired and began a broadcasting career on ESPN and the SEC Network.
Tim Tebow will go down as one of the best college players to ever take the football field. His broken leg touchdown at Nease High School was only the beginning of his story, and he became known for his divine accomplishments.
