Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward wore this black Steelers helmet during the 1999 and 2000 NFL seasons. Ward, a third-round draft pick out of Georgia in 1998, caught 61 passes for 638 yards and seven touchdowns for the Steelers in 1999 and 48 catches for 672 yards and four touchdowns in 2000. Ward played his entire career with the Steelers, retiring after the 2011 season with an even 1,000 receptions and 12,083 career receiving yards.

This helmet has been photo matched to the November 28th game between the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Ward finished the day with seven catches for 89 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. This helmet has also been photo matched to the September 3rd, 2000 game at Three Rivers Stadium against the Baltimore Ravens. This helmet is black, with the Steelers logo applied to the right side of the helmet only. The facemask is black, and Ward’s number “86” is applied to the front and back of the helmet. A yellow stripe bisects the helmet. The chin strap is still present on this helmet. Ward has signed his name in silver marker above the Steelers logo. This helmet comes with a LOA from Resolution Photomatching, who have photo matched this helmet to the November 28th, 1999 and September 3rd, 2000 games and a COA from Beckett Authentication Services (F63857) for Ward’s signature.

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