Has there EVER been a more marketable jock? Joe Namath? A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, July 14, 2010 9:52:29 AM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/13 17:54 --- Nike unveils new Tebow shoe [West] There's that, but he's also very marketable! It begs a question though, has there been any NFL rookie in the last 10 years to come out of CFB with such a media and fan frenzy? ________________________________ From: "ke...@baldwinnc.com" <ke...@baldwinnc.com> To: gatortalk googlegroups <Gatortalk@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, July 14, 2010 8:03:23 AM Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/13 17:54 --- Nike unveils new Tebow shoe [West] I guess Tebow is the only one with a clean enough record for Nike to endorse. -------- Original Message -------- >Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/13 17:54 --- Nike unveils new Tebow shoe >[West] >From: Shane Ford <go.ufgator...@gmail.com> >Date: Wed, July 14, 2010 8:27 am >To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com > > >Nike unveils new Tebow shoe > >By Adam West >Gainesville SUN Staff writer >Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 5:54 p.m. >Last Modified: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 5:54 p.m. > > >Already with a top selling jersey and the cover of a video game, Tim Tebowis >one >of the NFL's most marketable players despite not yet taking a snap for the >Denver Broncos. >Now, thanks to EA Sports and Nike, fans of the former Florida quarterback can >literally walk a mile in his shoes with the EA Sports x Nike Trainer 1.2 Tim >TebowNCAA Football 11 Player Editions that were unveiled this week to coincide >with Tebow's appearance on the cover of the popular NCAA Football 11. >The limited edition shoes are made of blue synthetic leather with an orange >midsole and green accents. Perhaps the most interesting part of the shoe is >the >word "PROMISE" on the left heel with the date "September 27th, 2008" printed >below it, marking the day of Tebow's famous postgame speech following a 31-30 >loss to Ole Miss that many fans look at as the catalyst behind the Gators >making >a run to capture the BCS Championship on Jan. 8, 2009. As an added treat, >Tebow's speech is printed verbatim on the insole of the shoe. >On the right heel, the shoe features the year marking Tebow's Heisman Trophy >(2007), the years Tebow won the BCS title game (2007, 2009) and his >All-America >years (2007, 2008, 2009). The shoe also has the EA Sports logo on the tongue >and >"NCAA 11" in green and white letters across the velcro strap. >The shoes will be released in "extremely limited quantities in the very near >future," according to Solecollector.com. >Tebow has a multi-year deal with Nike that he signed before being taken with >the >22nd overall pick in April's NFL Draft. > -- >GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >2008 National Football Champions | >Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us-- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
