Donald Driver Wins 'Dancing With The Stars' Mirror-Ball Trophy
'He's the best celebrity dance partner anyone could ask for,' his pro dance partner Peta Murgatroyd said.
Upon hearing his name called as the season 14 winner of ABC's hit show "Dancing With the Stars," Donald Driver stopped, dropped and rolled.
"Amazing! This is awesome!" he said, his fist punching the sky in excitement.
It was a sweet moment, considering that Driver, an NFL star, revealed that he's been a longtime fan of the show
and had watched it since its inaugural season.
Driver ran around the ballroom dance floor and screamed his excitement, while rolling around on the floor after he found out he outscored classical singer Katherine Jenkins (Monday night's top scorer) and her partner Mark Ballas.
On Monday night, Driver and his partner, Peta Murgatroyd, danced the Argentine tango for their first dance, and head judge Len Goodman said he loved Driver's intensity. The other judges thought his storytelling through dance was moving. The three judges gave him one point shy of a perfect score for that round.
For the freestyle round, the Green Bay Packers wide receiver two-stepped to country music, which could have been a risk on the ballroom floor. The judges loved it, and Carrie Ann Inaba actually jumped up on the table and proclaimed, "This is my favorite dance of the season!" For that, Driver earned a perfect score.
As for Tuesday night's finale, he danced one last shirtless dance, for which the judges gave him another perfect trio of 10s. Len Goodman named him the best dancing footballer they've ever had on the show.
"He's the best celebrity dance partner anyone could ask for," Murgatroyd said before her partner was crowned the winner. "I was lucky."
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