Hines Ward Wins ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 12

More than twenty million viewers watched Hines Ward win Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and his pro partner, Kym Johnson (who was dancing with a neck injury from a fall last week), wowed the judges when they danced a samba to Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Fantasy” for their final dance-off, earning them a perfect score and the coveted mirror ball trophy.

Winning with the samba routine was particularly special for Ward because he had dedicated the zestful number to his mother, Kim Young-hee, who was doubtful of her son’s dancing skills in the beginning. At the end of the samba, Ward surprised his mother with a kiss, and she, embarrassed, shooed him away (watch the video below – it’s really sweet).

When asked to compare winning Super Bowl IX  to winning DWTS, he told the LA Times that winning the mirror ball trophy was about conquering his fears:

“They mean different things,” he said. “Winning the Super Bowl symbolized being the best in my profession. It along with winning the Super Bowl MVP is the ultimate goal both individually and as a team. It says we are good at what we do as professionals. Winning the mirror ball trophy for me symbolizes overcoming my fear of the unknown. It says that I was able to excel at something I knew nothing about. I was able to rise above difficulty and take a risk. Both prove that hard work pays off. Both are special.”

Watch Hines and Kym’s winning samba routine:

[photo: Adam Taylor/ABC/AP]

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