Friday, May 25, 2012

Driver 7th Pro Athlete to Win Dancing With the Stars

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Congratulations to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver who this week became the 7th Professional Athlete in 14 seasons to win Dancing With the Stars. Driver joins the following athletes who have also won the competition:

Hall of Fame Running Back Emmitt Smith (season 3)
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Olympic Speed Skater Apolo Anton Ohno (season 4)
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3-Time Indy 500 Winner Hélio Castroneves (season 5)
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Olympic Figure Skater Kristi Yamaguchi (season 6)
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Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson (season 8)
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and recently retired Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver Hines Ward (season 12) 
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Now normally I'm not into reality TV competition type shows, but I've got to say, my wife had me watch the freestyle portion of this season's competition and it was pretty impressive. Here's a look at Driver's freestyle dance that earned him a perfect 30 out of 30 and essentially won him the competition:


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