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Hines Ward is an American football player, restaurateur and sports executive, born on March 8, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea. Hines Ward is 50 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Mount Zion High School and University of Georgia. The listed height is 183 cm.
My Take
What grabs me about Hines Ward is the through-line from being born in Seoul to becoming a Super Bowl MVP wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I came up admiring him at Georgia and through that 1998 third-round draft pick that paid off for years. What I respect most is how he leaned into his Korean roots later in his career, turning a personal story into something bigger than football. Seeing him move into coaching, including the wide receivers role at Arizona State, makes sense to me; he always read the game like a teacher. He feels like a player whose second act earns as much attention as his first.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hines Ward
- Name (Japanese)
- ハインズ・ウォード
- Reading
- はいんず・うぉーど
- Born
- March 8, 1976 (age 50)
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- American football player / restaurateur / sports executive / baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Mount Zion High School
- University
- University of Georgia
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.hinesward.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/mvp86hinesward
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hines%20Ward
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q482838
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hines Ward born?
Born March 8, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Hines Ward from?
Hines Ward is from Seoul, South Korea.
What does Hines Ward do?
Hines Ward works as American football player, restaurateur, sports executive, baseball player.
How tall is Hines Ward?
Hines Ward is 183 cm.
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