Tim Tebow, known for his outspoken Christian faith has raised $1 million for charities by auctioning the 2007 Heisman Trophy he won as college football’s most outstanding player.

“Every year or every six months, I’ve used it to auction off for a charity for people to keep in their homes,” Tebow told Dan Patrick of The Dan Patrick Show this week.

All total, more than $1 million has been raised over the years. Country singer Luke Bryan was the most recent temporary owner. Kathie Lee Gifford was the first.

Tebow, an ESPN football analyst and former quarterback for the Florida Gators, said he wants his Heisman Trophy to be used for good.

“It is such a cool award that is so prestigious that very few people have ever had the chance to be around it,” he said, referencing the trophy’s ability to garner a high bid at auctions. “… I’m so grateful. … Why have it in your garage when it can be in someone else’s living room? And now a lot of kids are being helped with it. My goal is that it could be the most impactful Heisman one day not by sitting on a shelf… [but by] being on a lot of other shelves and making an impact on a lot of kids’ lives.”

Tebow won the award as a sophomore. Until then, only juniors and seniors had won it.

Honouring his commitment to his religious beliefs and his humanitarian work, Liberty University awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities to Tebow on May 15, 2021.

In the Philippines, Tebow preached at schools and villages, assisted with medical care and supports more than 40 national evangelists working in that nation.

While in the United States, he has shared his Christian faith in prisons and schools, in church and youth groups, and at meetings and conferences.

An Easter Sunday crowd of roughly 20,000 in Florida listened to Tebow on April 8, 2012. He only briefly mentioned his move from Denver to New York. “Kind of got traded. I’m on another team—excited to be a Jet,” Tebow said, adding, “Regardless of what happens, I still honour my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, because, at the end of the day, that’s what’s important, win or lose … We need to get back to one nation under God and be role models for kids.”

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