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Call 1.800.966.1380 to contact Hines Ward booking agent, publicist, manager, pr firm, representative and management company for booking Hines Ward speaker appearances, autograph signing, endorsement deals or hiring Hines Ward as a keynote speaker for your next event. Find Hines Ward official website information, speaker fees, booking fees, costs and schedule. Football player, Hines Ward, was born on March 8, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea. Ward currently plays wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL. Born to a Korean mother and an African American father, he has become an advocate for ethnic minorities in South Korea.

Hines Ward's versatility has served him well as a professional wide receiver. Since being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, he has earned three team Most Valuable Player (MVP) selections. He is also a four-time NFL Pro Bowl selection (2001–2004). He also had a streak of 4 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons, which likely could have been extended in the 2005 NFL season if he had not missed a game due to injury. 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. He is widely considered the best blocking receiver in the NFL.

In 2005, Ward missed the first two weeks of training camp in a holdout for a contract extension that would increase his salary. Ward had considered holding out before camp in 2004, but had been persuaded by the Steelers that they could work out an extension during the year. Ward eventually showed up on August 15, 2005 and was on the sidelines for Pittsburgh's first preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles that night, though he did not play in that game. On September 5, 2005, the Steelers announced that they had reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension with Ward.

On November 27, 2005, Ward became the Steelers all-time leading receiver with his 538th catch against the Browns on Sunday Night Football overcoming John Stallworth's record. The Steelers won 34-21.

Hines Ward Ward is also renowned as a terrific post-season receiver, accumulating 57 receptions, 761 yards, and 8 receiving touchdowns in 10 post-season appearances (including his Super Bowl XL appearance, in which he was named the Super Bowl MVP).

On February 5, 2006, Ward was named MVP in Super Bowl XL as the Pittsburgh Steelers won 21-10. Ward scored a 43 yard touchdown in the 4th quarter, thrown by fellow wide receiver Antwaan Randle El. Overall, Ward had five receptions for 123 yards, one TD and one rush for 18 yards.

Hines Ward resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Simone and his son Jaden. On his right arm is a tattoo of his name in Hangul, the Korean alphabet, and below that a tattoo of Mickey Mouse carrying a football. Ward is well known for flashing a nearly constant smile.

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