New Haven, Conn. – University of Florida senior quarterback Tim Tebow
(Jacksonville, Fla.) was named one of five finalists for the Walter Camp
2009 Player of the Year Award, announced on Wednesday by the Walter Camp
Football Foundation.

A finalist for the award for the third-straight year, Tebow has led the
Gators to a 12-0 record and a berth in this weekend’s SEC Championship
Game. He has thrown for 2,166 yards and 17 touchdowns, with just four
interceptions, while rushing for 796 yards and 13 more scores. 

The 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, who is voted on by
the Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information
directors, will be presented live on Thursday, Dec. 10, during the 6
p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter. The winner will receive his trophy at
the Foundation’s annual national awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 16,
2010, at the Yale University Commons in New Haven. Sponsorships and
tickets are available by calling (203) 288-CAMP.

The finalists for the 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year award
include:
Mark Ingram, Sophomore, RB, Alabama 
Case Keenum, Junior, QB, Houston 
Colt McCoy, Senior, QB, Texas 
Ndamukong Suh, Senior, DT, Nebraska 
Tim Tebow, Senior, QB, FLORIDA 

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an
All-America team in 1889. Camp, a former Yale University athlete and
football coach, is also credited with developing play from scrimmage,
set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the
restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football
Foundation, a New Haven-based all-volunteer group, was founded in 1967
to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of
selecting annually an All-America team.