God's hand in Tebow's success? 43 percent in poll say yes
It pays to Tebow, in the view of many Americans.
A sizable portion of those surveyed in a national poll said divine intervention is at least partly responsible for the string of improbable Denver Broncos victories directed by Tim Tebow, including the overtime thriller over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In the scientific survey by Poll Position, 70 percent said they were aware of the success of Tebow, well known for his devout Christian beliefs and habit of dropping to one knee for impromptu prayers on the field. Of those, 43 percent said they believed divine intervention was at least partly responsible. Forty-two percent disagreed, and 14 percent expressed no opinion.
The topic was discussed this week on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show after the conservative commentator attributed Sunday’s Broncos victory on Tebow’s 80-yard touchdown pass to divine intervention.
In Poll Position conducted a telephone survey of 1,076 registered voters nationwide on Tuesday.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
