Hines Ward facts for kids
Ward at Heinz Field in 2006 with the Steelers.
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No. 86
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| Wide receiver | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: March 8, 1976 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Georgia | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1998 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1998 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
| Last played in 2011 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics
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| 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.
College career
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
Pittsburgh Steelers
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
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.
Images for kids
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Hines Ward before a game in 2006
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Ward attempts to break Sammy Knight's tackle during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006.
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Ward prior to a game in 2008.
