The following game, he caught another 9 passes for 146-yards in a 20-41 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs. On 1 January 2012, in a game against the Cleveland Browns, Ward caught his 1000th reception, becoming the eighth player in NFL history to do so. In a Week 7 win over Cincinnati, he accumulated a season-high 91 receiving yards on 2 catches, while scoring a 77-yard touchdown, his first of the season. On December 10, 2000, he caught a season-high 6 passes for 64 receiving yards in a 10-30 loss at the New York Giants. He received his bachelor's degree in consumer economics from UGA. In 2002, he set a Steelers franchise record for receptions (112) and touchdowns (12) and was named to his first of two consecutive All-NFL teams. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off. Ward was twice named the NFL's dirtiest player, as determined by a Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players; the most recent was in 2009. In 2003, the Steelers voted him their team MVP as he caught a total of 95 receptions for 1,163 yards and 10 touchdowns for the season. The Steelers finished the season 10-5-1 and made the playoffs for the second year in a row. When he came out of college it was discovered that Ward was missing an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee, which he lost during a bicycle accident during childhood. His father, Hines Ward Sr. is of African-American origin. He played in his first career game 6 September 1998, against the Baltimore Ravens, catching a 12-yard pass from Kordell Stewart. A short catch by Ward was knocked loose when he was tackled by safeties Patrick Chung and James Sanders, and was knocked out of the rest of the game; the Patriots challenged the call, and the pass was ruled incomplete on review, ending the streak. This made him the second foreign born player to earn the accolade. Ward often faced criticism for his style of blocking, particularly for his propensity to hit defenders on their blind-side. In his first year under new offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey, Ward had his best season yet. For the fourth year in a row, he was voted to the Pro bowl along with Alan Faneca. Although they lost 31-34, Ward finished with 7 catches for 82 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His family moved to Atlanta and East Point, Georgia when Hines Jr. was one, and Hines Sr. went to Germany to serve a tour of duty. He was projected to be selected at the end of the first round or beginning of the second. On 20 December 2009, Ward caught 7 passes for 126 receiving yards in a 37-36 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Retired NFL wide receiver, two time Super Bowl winner, and … During a game on 19 October 2008, Ward put a vicious downfield blindside on rookie Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers. The couple had been together since 2011. The bar received an insurance settlement of $500,000, which subsequently became an issue during a legal dispute between the bar's owners. In 2005, Ward missed the first two weeks of training camp in a holdout for a contract extension that would increase his salary. Coming out of the University of Georgia, Ward was regarded as one of the top five receivers in the 1998 NFL Draft, along with Kevin Dyson and Randy Moss. On 5 September 2005, the Steelers announced that they had reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension worth $25.83 million with Ward. This was the first time Ward had 5 games with over 100 receiving yards in a single season. He finished his fifth season with 1,329 receiving yards, 112 receptions, and 12 touchdown receptions, all career-highs. This also was his only season with over 100 receptions. Ward made an appearance as a member of the fictional Gotham Rogues football team in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, and was one of the members of "Team Rachael" in the second season of Food Network]'s Rachael vs. On 2 December 2007, he caught a season-high 11 passes for 90 receiving yards and 2 touchdown receptions during the 24-10 victory over the Bengals. On 10 October 1999, he had 6 receptions for 67 receiving yards, and caught a touchdown from Kordell Stewart. His family moved to Atlanta and East Point, Georgia when Hines Jr. was one, and Hines Sr. went to Germany to serve a tour of duty. During the 20-17 win, Ward racked up 10 catches for 105 receiving yards and a touchdown. He appeared in the 9th episode of the third season of The Walking Dead, appearing as a walker. He also excelled in baseball and was selected by the Florida Marlins in 73rd round (1646th overall) of the 1994 MLB Draft. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts expressed major interest in him, visiting him multiple times to meet with him. After replacing Maddox, Roethlisberger threw a touchdown pass to Ward, making it the first one of their career together. On 6 February 2011, Ward appeared in his third Super Bowl with the Steelers against the Green Bay Packers. The next week on 28 December 2008, Ward caught his 800th NFL reception, extending his record for receptions by a Steelers receiver. The so-called "Hines Ward Rule" made a blindside block illegal if the block came from the blocker's helmet, forearm or shoulder and lands to the head or neck area of a defender. Ward was not penalized for this block, nor was he fined by the league as the hit was deemed legal. During the season he missed Weeks 13 and 14 and only finished his second season in a row with exactly 975 receiving yards. In Week 13 against the Bengals, Ward hauled in a season-high 9 receptions for 135 receiving yards and 2 touchdown receptions. The next year, Ward's parents divorced, with Ward living with his mother and then with his paternal grandmother after Hines Sr. pleaded in family court that Kim could not easily raise Hines Jr. independently as she did not speak English sufficiently. Born: 8-Mar-1976Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea, Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: MultiracialSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Football, Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Pittsburgh Steelers. While starting in the season opener at Jacksonville, he made 7 catches for 82 receiving yards. Also in this game, Ward achieved his first 1000-yard season since 2004, finishing with 81 receptions for 1043 yards and 7 touchdowns on the year. During a Week 5 matchup at New Orleans, Ward made 5 receptions for 45-yards and caught his first touchdown reception from new quarterback Tommy Maddox. Ward and Steelers teammate Jerome "The Bus" Bettis appeared in a victory parade at the Magic Kingdom theme park on 6 February along with Emmitt Smith. With a great relationship with Dan Rooney, he conceded and eventually showed up on August 15, 2005 on the sidelines for Pittsburgh's first preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile, BA Consumer Economics, University of Georgia (1998), Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. Along with Jerome Bettis, Kordell Stewart, Alan Faneca, Jason Gildon, and Kendrell Bell, he was voted to the 2001 Pro Bowl, making it the first of his career. This also marked his third year with over 1,000 receiving yards. Along with teammate Alan Faneca, Ward was selected to play in his second consecutive Pro Bowl. In 2012, shortly after announcing his retirement, it was announced that Ward had signed on with NBC Sports to be a football analyst, highlighted by his role on the Sunday Night Football pregame show Football Night in America. In a 12 September 2010, home game against the Atlanta Falcons, Ward became the first player in Steelers history to surpass 11,000 receiving yards. He played the game with a sprained right MCL. In their second game against the Jaguars in Week 10, Ward came away with 9 receptions for 112-yards and scored a 28-yard touchdown in a 20-7 victory. He also played tailback and totaled 3,870 all-purpose yards, second only to Herschel Walker in Bulldogs history. On 24 October 2010, he had a season-high 131 receiving yards on 7 receptions and scored a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins. The company filed suit for the return of the money, and Lettieri subsequently justified his actions by claiming that the money was owed to him, also voicing the belief that the other co-owners, Ward and Kimberly Pitts, as well as Pitts' husband, Korry Pitts, had falsified invoices and diverted company funds to their own bank accounts. The next week, Ward had 4 catches for 110 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, including an 85-yard touchdown reception, against the Patriots. Ward would later be reunited with his mother at age seven. television commercial, adding "...and I'm taking The Bus!" On 12 October 2013, Ward completed the Ironman World Championships. On 16 November 2008, he caught a season-high 11 passes for 124-yards against the San Diego Chargers. In his first career Super Bowl loss, he caught 7 passes for 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Named Superbowl XL MVP (2006). Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Football. Ward played some quarterback his sophomore year, and holds Georgia bowl records for pass attempts, pass completions, and passing yards in the 1995 Peach Bowl in which he completed 31 of 59 passes for 413 yards. In this game, he caught the last touchdown of his career on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter.

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