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

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

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)Reply

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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)Reply

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

This is just a reminder that Tim Tebow used to go to the Philippines to perform circumcisions on children without a medical license at his dad's Christian mission orphanage. Maybe the nature of his Christianity should be put into the article? ♆ CUSH ♆ 10:46, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Archie Griffin won as underclassman. MarkJRisley (talk) 22:50, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Griffin first won as a junior, which is not an underclassman. —Bagumba (talk) 23:48, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply