Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes had a pretty good night at Super Bowl XLIII. Not only did he snare nine Ben Roethlisberger passes for 131 yards, but he scored the game-winning touchdown on a highlight-reel catch with 35 seconds left. The Roethlisberger throw was picture-perfect. The catch was better. Holmes barely was able to drag his feet near the out-of-bounds line while stretching as far as he could stretch to haul the ball in. His celebration afterward was clearly an homage to another Ohio sports star.
Holmes is from Florida, but played his college football at Ohio State. Obviously, he recognizes that LeBron James is the state's biggest sports star, because he copied James' pregame ritual for his touchdown celebration.
If you don't ever watch NBA basketball, here's what James does before tipoff:
Holmes will certainly be fined for "using the football as a prop" or whatever. He pretended to pour resin onto his hands with the football, and then he threw the pretend resin in the air a la James.
As far as touchdown celebrations go, this one was pretty cool. Paying homage to one of the biggest stars in all of sports on the biggest stage in sports? I'm down with that.
Steelers Put on Super Show
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner (13) reacts after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cardinals 27-23 to win the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett (90) walks off the field after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cardinals 27-23 to win the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, left, is congratulated by Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner after the Steelers beat the Cardinals 27-23 in the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin hugs his player Santonio Holmes (L) after his team defeated the Arizona Cardinals to win the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (L) is congratulated by Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner after winning the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Scott Audette (UNITED STATES)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger holds a game ball after the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES)
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Arizona Cardinals Kurt Warner stands on the sidelines as his team plays the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth quarter during the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald stands on the sidelines as his team plays the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth quarter during the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES)
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin gets Gatorade poured on him after his team defeated the Arizona Cardinals to win the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is held up by teammate Willie Colon after winning the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa, Florida February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-01-2009 @ 11:38PM
ali said...
why can't espn recognize that this was an impersonation of lebron? they keep saying they think he was putting ketchup or hot sauce on the ball. IDIOTS! i though they were sportscasters!!!
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