Hines Ward
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 Ward at Heinz Field in 2006 with the Steelers. |
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| No. 86 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 8, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Georgia | |
| NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92 | |
| Debuted in 1998 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Last played in 2011 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Receptions | 1,000 |
| Receiving Yards | 12,083 |
| Receiving TDs | 85 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
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.
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College career[change]
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[change]
Pittsburgh Steelers[change]
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]
Ward was born in Seoul, South Korea, but grew up in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA 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?]
