Tim Tebow to headline Don Meyer Evening of Excellence April 17
Kim Chaudoin |
The event is set for April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Lipscomb’s Allen Arena. Tebow’s appearance at Lipscomb is just five days before the National Football League 2010 draft.
“Tim Tebow is an outstanding athlete who has boldly lived out his faith both on and off the playing field. He is passionate about expressing his faith, and is the model of the type of student-athlete that we would hope all of our athletes would aspire to be. We are thrilled he is coming to Lipscomb and are certain his message is someone that we can all learn from,” said Hutcheson.
Known for wearing eye black that references Bible verses, Tebow spends much of his time off the field participating in mission and service work. He often spends his summers on missions for his father’s ministry that has taken him to locations such as the Philippines, Croatia and Thailand. He is also passionate about ministering to those in prison, schools and hospitals.
“I love doing it, and it’s something I’m very passionate about,” Tebow told a USA Today reporter last summer about his missionary work. “Doing those things, taking my platform as a football player and using it to be an influence and change peoples' lives — that's more important than football to me.”
The Don Meyer Evening of Excellence is an annual athletic fundraising event named after long-time Lipscomb University men’s basketball coach Don Meyer who impacted the lives of countless thousands while at the helm of the Bisons. Meyer, the winningest men’s collegiate basketball coach of all-time, was involved in a life-changing car accident on Sept. 5, 2008 that led to eight surgeries and the amputation of his left leg below the knee. He was subsequently diagnosed with cancer in his liver and small intestine. Meyer was awarded the “Jimmy V Award for Perseverance” from ESPN at the ESPY Awards in July 2009.
Tickets will go on sale Jan. 25. Visit lipscombsports.com for more information.