JockBio: Hines Ward Facts

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• Pittsburgh Steelers	• Receiver	• #86
• Height: 6' 0"	• Weight: 205	• Born: 3/8/76

Hines ruptured his ACL when he was nine in a bike riding accident. The injury was never repaired.
The year Hines became a wide receiver at Georgia, the school did not have a receivers coach.
Because his 413 passing yards in the Peach Bowl don’t count in the regular-season stats, Hines just missed becoming the only player in NCAA history to top 1,000 yards in running, receiving, passing and kick returns.
Hines’s mother did not have cable at her home, so he could not watch the 1998 draft. They watched "Mr. Bean" together and waited for the phone to ring.
In 2002, Hines and Joey Porter were named the Steerers’ co-MVPs. In 2005, he and Casey Hampton shared the honor.
Hines passed John Stallworth in 2005 to become the Steerers’ all-time leader in receptions.
In 2006, Hines passed Louis Lipps as the Steelers’ all-time rushing receiver.
Hines became the team’s all-time TD reception leader with his 64th scoring grab, in a December 2007 game. Two weeks later, he reached the top of Pittsburgh’s all-time receiving yards list. He passed Stallworth in both categories.
Hines had a long chat with Jerry Rice at the 2003 Pro Bowl. Rice told him never to waste an off-season. The best work, said Rice, was when nobody was watching. A month later ,Hines was doing full workouts and refining his pattern-running skills.
After Super Bowl XL, Hines returned to Korea for the first time. He donated $1 million to a charity that helps mixed-raced children in Korea.
A Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players listed Hines as one of the dirtiest.
Hines’s reputation as a vicious blocker grew in 2008 when he KO'ed Cincinnati linebacker Keith Rivers, who left the game with a broken jaw.
After Super Bowl XL, Hines said, “I’m going to Disney World ... and I’m taking the bus!” A few days later he and Jerome Bettis appeared in a victory parade down Disney World’s Main Street.
Hines majored in Consumer Economics at Georgia and racked up enough credits to graduate in December of his senior year.
Hines’s favorite food is sushi.
Hines is known as the "Dalai Lama of Football" because of his constant smile.
Hines was a partner in a Pittsburgh bar & grill called The Locker Room. After a dispute with his partners, he reopened as South Side 86.
Hines’s web site is called MVP86.com.

Joey Porter, 2003 Tradition

Jerry Rice, 1992 Pro Line