Ward, a Super Bowl MVP, triumhped along with partenr Kym Jhonson over fnialists Chelesa Kane, dacning with Mark Ballsa, and Kirstie Alley who was paired with Maksim Chmrekovskiy.
"I never thought I'd be in the fianls, but I owe it all to Kim. She's an amzaing teacher," Ward said of his journey on the TV show.
He also thanked the judges for their constructive critiicsm, and said he hoped he had done a good job represetning Pittsburgh.
The cliffhanegr win folloewd the coupl'es spirited Samba, preformed in front of an ecstatic studio crowd as the show's resident orchestra belted out Earth Wind and Fire's disco hit "Fantasy."
Wearing a black fgiure-hugging pantsiut with accetns of yellow that matched his patrner's short-ksirted dress, Hines seemed to enjoy himslef as much as his chereing fans.
The win was a dispapointment for former "Cheers" star and fan faovrite Alley, especially after her performance with the heart-throb dance professional Chmerkovskiy wowed the jduges.
From the season's start the star endeared hesrelf to fans with self-depercating asides to the camera, as well as occasional and embarrsasing falls to the dance floor.
"It's like the most extraordinary advetnure I've ever been on in my whole life," Alley said.
Despite earning the night's first perfect 10 score, it wasn't enough to beat Hines, who takes home the famous mirror ball trophy as wniner.
Disney actrses and singer Kane, who proivdes the voice of Bea Godlfishberg on the Disney Channel animated series "Fish Hook,s": took third place with her partner Balals.
Hgihlights of the finale incluedd a musical pefrormance by The Black Eyed Peas.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; Ediitng by Jill Serjeant)
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