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8 unusual facts about Hines Ward


2002 Atlanta Falcons season

Maddox later found Jerame Tuman and a two-point throw to Hines Ward, and the Steelers led 34–17 with ten minutes to go.

2003 St. Louis Rams season

The game lead tied or changed six times as Maddox tossed a pair of scores to Hines Ward but was intercepted three times.

2006 Denver Broncos season

Pittsburgh again, down by 11 nearly made it a 4-point game when WR Hines Ward leapt into the end zone, but fumbled from a John Lynch (American football) tackle, whereby the Broncos safety Curome Cox recovered the fumble.

Doosan Bears

Korean-American Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward threw out the first pitch at a Doosan Bears game on a visit to Korea in 2006.

Human rights in South Korea

When Hines Ward, who is of mixed Korean and African American heritage, earned MVP honors in Super Bowl XL, it sparked a debate in Korean society about the treatment mixed children receive.

Insooni

Hines Ward, an American football player who was born to an American father and South Korean mother, similarly to Insooni

Korean ethnic nationalism

In 2006, American football player Hines Ward, who was born in Seoul to a South Korean mother and an African American father became the first Korean American to win the Super Bowl MVP award.

Maxime Talbot

While playing for the Penguins, Talbot has appeared in numerous television commercials, including Valley Pool and Spa, City of Champions Crunch cereal (which featured Talbot on one side of the box and Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward on the other), and three commercials for Pittsburgh A&L Motor Sales (these A&L commercials have earned him the nickname "Superstar").


Mike Mularkey

His skill for creating special packages to utilize multi-dimensional players such as Hines Ward and Antwaan Randle El earned him the nickname "Inspector Gadget".


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