Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Hines Edward Ward, Jr.is a retired American football wide receiver, businessman, and television personality. He is the current NBC studio analyst who played 14 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Georgia. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he became the team's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. Ward was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL, and...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1976
CitySeoul, South Korea
I'm not the prototype wide receiver. But I like to think I'm one hell of a football player.
Guys ask me, 'Why are you always smiling?' Are you kidding? I'm in the NFL, that's why!
And for me to have my name mentioned among some of the Super Bowl MVPs that played in the Super Bowl, words can't describe it. It's totally a dream come true.
I dropped the first touchdown - I was too worried about my feet staying in bounds. I took my eyes off the ball.
I am very happy to be here, to come back to where it all started.
I am at a loss for words. There has been a lot of great MVP's who won the Super Bowl. I am speechless right now. This is truly a dream come true.
The fans here know football. They know the guys who produce and give it all they've got, and they appreciate it. To sit there and say the city had it out against him, I don't really go along with that. I saw a lot of No. 80 (Burress) jerseys in the stands.
I'm going to Disney World! And I'm taking the 'Bus'!!
I'm proud of my mom and proud of our Korean heritage. It's something I should have done a long time ago ... and it's going to be very emotional. And I hope they accept me for who I am.
I never went into the game saying I wanted to be the Super Bowl MVP. I just went out and played. And everything worked its way out.
I guess it was the big game with Chicago. At the time, Chicago was the No. 1 defense, being compared to the '85 Bears.
The first big play, well hell, I dropped the first touchdown. I was too worried about my feet staying inbounds. I took my eyes off the ball. And I don't get caught up into drops and whatnot, I just wanted to go out and redeem myself.
The guy is just special. He's touched lives of everybody in the city of Pittsburgh in some way, somehow, some form.
The great ones don't miss balls in the Super Bowl. And I want to be considered one of the great ones. To be named MVP is a great honor, but I still left some plays out on the field. I could have had an even better day.