Tim Tebow announces his father's death in emotional post

Heisman Trophy victor Tim Tebow announced connected societal media Friday that his father, Bob, has passed distant astatine property 78.

"Heaven ushered successful a leader of the religion past nighttime arsenic my Dad was welcomed home! Many volition accidental atrocious for your nonaccomplishment but the information is he’s not lost, we cognize precisely wherever helium is. He’s home. Forever!" Tim Tebow wrote.

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In 2016, the erstwhile Florida Gators backmost announced successful an interrogation with People that his begetter was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Florida backmost Tim Tebow poses with his parents, Bob Tebow and Pam Tebow, astatine a Jacksonville Jaguars crippled against the Oakland Raiders successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected Dec. 23, 2007. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports)

"I asked him past week what helium looked guardant to astir astir Heaven, and helium simply said, 'Jesus,' Tim continued successful his tribute to his father. "He couldn’t hold to spot Jesus look to face. Praise God that his hold is over. Death has been swallowed up successful victory. He’s healed and full now. So we don’t mourn arsenic those with nary hope. See you soon Dad!"

In 1985, Bob and his wife, Pam, moved their young household to Mindanao, Philippines wherever Bob's extremity was to "share the Gospel with each man, woman, and child."

After his Parkinson's diagnosis, Bob went backmost to the Philippines to bash what he'd done for years – helium visited children successful orphanages. "When you spot Dad successful a third-world state with hurting people, you're like, 'that's what he's meant to do,'" Tim told PEOPLE successful 2015. "It's his astir comfy spot to beryllium successful the world."

Tim Tebow appears connected the SEC Nation acceptable earlier the crippled betwixt the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Georgia Bulldogs astatine Davis Wade Stadium successful Starkville, Miss., connected Nov. 8, 2025. (IMAGN)

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Bob Tebow is survived by his wife, 5 children and 8 grandchildren.