Hines Ward
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | March 8, 1976 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Forest Park (GA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1998 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92 | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 하인스 워드 |
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| Revised Romanization | Hainseu Wodeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hainsŭ Wŏdŭ |
Hines E. Ward Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for fourteen seasons after being drafted in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, becoming the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. Ward was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL and upon retirement was one of only eight NFL players to have 1,000 or more career receptions. He played college football at the University of Georgia.
College career
[change | change source]Ward played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs from 1994 to 1997. Ward's 149 career catches for 1,965 yards placed him second in team history. He also played tailback and totaled 3,870 all-purpose yards, second only to Herschel Walker in Bulldogs history, and even played some quarterback. Ward wore #19 in college.
Professional career
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Ward won the Super Bowl twice in Pittsburgh. He was even the MVP of Super Bowl XL, in which Ward caught a touchdown from fellow wideout Antwaan Randle El. Ward is known for, not only his great receiving skills, but his hard blocks (some call them illegal, Ward was even voted the "NFL's Dirtiest Player") and signature toothy smile. In fourteen seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ward also became their all-time leading receiver. Ward also served as a mentor to several younger Steelers wideouts, including Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, and Santonio Holmes. Ward's play became worse late in his career, and so he was released by the Steelers before retiring.
Personal
[change | change source]Ward was born in Seoul, South Korea, but grew up in the Atlanta area. He made an appearance on Dancing with the Stars with Kym Johnson, even winning. Ward also has not had many major legal issues, except for a DUI in 2011 and those chargers were dropped. However, Ward pleaded guilty to reckless driving.[source?]
References
[change | change source]- Hines Ward retires-ESPN
- Ward and Kym Johnson win Dancing with the Stars[permanent dead link]
- Ward's DUI dropped, please guilty to reckless driving
- Ward voted NFL's dirtiest player-Sports Illustrated Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Remember when Hines Ward led the Georgia Bulldogs in passing?