The celebs danced an argentine tango but followed with a country music line dance freestyle to a live song on dwts by cowboy troy. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 is a former american football wide receiver. This years crop of contestants contains a numer of nfl stars of present and past. A day after wowing the judges with a wildly entertaining, country westernthemed freestyle on performance night, green bay packers wide receiver donald driver was named the. Lucky for us, we were treated to six terrific dances.
May 22, 2012 packers receiver donald driver and partner peta murgatroyd won the reality dance competition dancing with the stars on tuesday. From left, peta murgatroyd, donald driver, hosts tom bergeron and brooke burke charvet, cheryl burke, william levy, katherine jenkins and mark ballas on dancing with the stars, may 21, 2012. Heres our breakdown of the top nfl players on dwts. Down to the wire on dancing with the stars the marquee. While the football field that was projected onto the floor was neat, if a bit of a stretch for a countrystyle routine, i appreciated the green bay colors on donald and petas outfits and the singing presence of cowboy troy. Donald driver and his partner peta murgatroyd win this season of dancing with the stars.
Dancing with the stars american season 15 wikipedia. The fourteenth season of dancing with the stars premiered 19 march 2012. With tom bergeron, brooke burke, len goodman, carrie ann inaba. And on monday night, the only star who goosed everybody in the ballroom was the green bay packers donald driver. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd go country, dwts freestyle video during last nights final round of dancing with the stars competition, donald driver and his pro partner rocked the house with. There was one dance for each finalist that they did not perform. Season fourteen of dancing with the stars premiered on march 19, 2012. Encore dance is donald and petas freestyle, which, yeah, no duh. Donald driver wins dancing with the stars donald driver 80. He even brought out cowboy troy, the hickhop rapper whose 15 minutes of fame came and went a few years ago, to perform his signature song. It was pro karina smirnoff who came up with the country tune by cowboy troy.
Donald driver crowned dancing with the stars winner donald driver crowned dancing with the stars winner. Entertainment news about the biggest tv shows, films and celebrities, updated around the clock. After 10 weeks of competition donald and peta, with the help of packer nation, raised the mirror ball trophy high in the air as champions of the 14th season. I appreciated the green bay colors on donald and petas outfits and the singing presence of cowboy troy. Cbs news when it comes to the finals of reality shows, theres a. What dancing with the stars did for cowboy troy by alison bonaguro 5252012 cmt offstage keeps a 247 watch on everything thats happening with country music artists behind the. Len goodman, bruno tonioli and carrie ann inaba all returned as judges. By now, we all know that green bay packers wide receiver donald driver won this seasons dancing with the stars. Monday night 7 may 2012 on dancing with the stars season 14, donald driver and his partner peta murgatroyd received one of ten tens awarded. Donald driver, katherine jenkins and william levy compete in the finals. There were five other performances on monday nights finals of dancing with the stars, but for green bay packers fans, it was all about that country musicinspired freestyle that brought down the house and wrangled driver and a fearless peta murgatroyd their first.
Monday nights flawless freestyle, featuring music by rapping cowboy troy. The audience, viewers, and judges all seemed to be impressed with their talent. May 22, 2012 and for the love of bucking broncos, it was. After landing his first perfect score on monday night for a highflying, bootscooting freestyle, dancing with the stars finalist donald driver is feeling highly confident going into tuesdays.
I would have been happy to just get that song alone, but i was pleasantly surprised at how good most of the songs are. Dancing with the stars tv series 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After playing college football for alcorn state university, driver was picked by the green bay packers in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft. May 23, 2012 dancing with the stars crowned a season 14 winner tuesday night. Dancing with the stars american season 14 wikipedia.
It couldnt have happened to a more worthy competitor. Donald driver crowned dancing with the stars winner donald driver crowned dancing with the stars winner william levy came in third, katherine jenkins was second and driver. Loco motive by cowboy troy cd, may2005, warner bros. The times is pleased to have green bay packers wide receiver donald driver guestblogging for us while he competes on dancing with the stars. Because if the packers wide receiver wins, it wont be about the fourth down. Dancing with the stars donald driver s first dance youtube. If donald driver ends up winning dancing with the stars tonight, dont blame packer nation for stacking the deck by voting for him. Country charts in 2005, but for driver and murgatroyd, the song was pure gold. Their finale freestyle dance set to i play chicken with the train by cowboy troy.
Donald driver and peta murgatroyds first dance on dancing with stars. Learn more about cowboy troy at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. He spent his entire 14season nfl career with the packers and holds the franchises alltime records for most career receptions and receiving yards. Cowboy troy on dancing with the stars 5 21 2012 youtube. Donald driver discusses win this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. A complete list of every dancing with the stars winner. Donald driver and his dance partner peta murgatroyd were named dancing with the stars champions tuesday night. Dwts season 14 cast dancing with the stars donald driver. May 22, 2012 after landing his first perfect score on monday night for a highflying, bootscooting freestyle, dancing with the stars finalist donald driver is feeling highly confident going into tuesdays. What dancing with the stars did for cowboy troy cmt. I had to have this cd after donald driver and peta did their winning dance on dancing with the stars to i play chicken with the train.
Cowboy troy, aka troy lee coleman iii, is a 41yearold texasborn rapper with a bachelor degree from the university of texas at austin. May 22, 2012 talk about peaking at the right moment. Cowboy troy on dancing with the stars 5212012 pro built fence 3300 eric lane edmond, ok 73034 405 6848250. The country music duo, joined by cowboy troy, whipped up packers fans and. Donald driver and peta murgatroyd are crowned dancing with the stars champions during the shows season finale on may 22, 2012. Nfl football teams basketball teams football season donald driver peta murgatroyd go pack go dancing with the stars. Would it be swaggerready sports hero donald driver. They earned a perfect score of 30 for their freestyle routine.
Driver, a super bowl champion and threetime pro bowl player, was named the winner of the competition this week and, as he has throughout the season, answered a few questions from sports now editor houston. Dancing with the stars champion donald driver and peta murgatroyd win what judges call best season ever. I play chicken with the train by cowboy troy score. Dancing with the stars season 14 spring 2012 donald driver and peta murgatroyd samba donald driver has advanced to the finals of dancing with the stars, no doubt with a giant assist from fans of the green bay packers and their alltime leading receiver. There is only one thing that everyone wants when theyre watching a dancing with the stars freestyle. Dancing with the starsawesome all the tropes wiki fandom.
Here are some of the best performances from each of the 10 athlete champions. Because after he performed his 2005 debut single i play chicken with the train on the show earlier this week, his itunes sales hit a brand new high for the sevenyearold song. Donald driver crowned champion donald driver and peta murgatroyd are crowned dancing with the stars champions during. Green bay packers wide receiver donald driver is the third nfl player to win dancing with the stars. Donald driver discusses being the dancing with the stars winner. The harold wheeler orchestra and singers provided music throughout the season. Its time for the finals on dancing with the stars, which means the mirror ball will be handed to one couple tuesday night. Green bay packers wide receiver donald driver won the competition over british classical crossover singer katherine jenkins and cubanamerican telenovela star william levy, who took 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Dancing with the stars 14 dancing with the stars wiki fandom. Driver admitted that he was taking a big risk by performing a country musicinspired freestyle, but the sassy routine performed to live music from country rapper cowboy troy. After 10 weeks, 16 dances and countless sore muscles, dancing with the stars season 14 came down to three finalists. Dancing with the stars 14 dancing with the stars wiki.
Cowboy troy celebrity profile check out the latest cowboy troy photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Troy appeared on the may 21 and 22, 2012 finale of season 14 of the u. Cowboy troy on dancing with the stars 5212012 youtube. Anna and jonathan dancing while michael bolton sings hallelujah.
Green bay it turned out donald driver saved the best for last. Season fifteen of dancing with the stars, called dancing with the stars. Mar 19, 2012 the fourteenth season of dancing with the stars premiered 19 march 2012. They chose a country freestyle largely due to the success of save a horse, ride a cowboy. How did you manage to get cowboy troy to sing live for you during your freestyle.
Cowboy troy was cited as a featured guest artist on two tracks from the 2011 vanilla ice release titled wtf, which is available on itunes. The returning members of the dance troupe for this season were oksana dmyrenko, emma slater, sharna burgess, henry byalikov, and. May 24, 2012 learn more about cowboy troy at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Driver is also the third nfl player including retired to win, after emmitt smith won season three and hines ward won season twelve. May 23, 2012 the times is pleased to have green bay packers wide receiver donald driver guestblogging for us while he competes on dancing with the stars. But green bay packers football player donald driver and peta murgatroyd really surprised the celebrity judges len goodman, carrie ann inaba, and bruno tonioli. We have 2 albums and 28 song lyrics in our database. First, the couples will perform a dance chosen by the judges and then theyll get a chance to showcase their skills in the freestyle. Tom bergeron and brooke burke charvet returned as hosts. Professional athletes have come out on top in nearly half the seasons of dancing with the stars. Donald driver wins the mirror ball donald driver and peta murgatroyd. Donald driver discusses being the dancing with the stars. Donald driver parlayed his onfield success and charismatic personality into a spot in one of tvs hottest reality shows, abcs dancing with the stars.
Fourteen years after its 2005 premiere, dancing with the stars. Peta murgatroyd and donald driver perform during dancing with the stars on monday, may 21, 2012. May 21, 2012 there were five other performances on monday nights finals of dancing with the stars, but for green bay packers fans, it was all about that country musicinspired freestyle that brought down the house and wrangled driver and a fearless peta murgatroyd their first perfect score of the season. William levy came in third, katherine jenkins was second and driver did a cha cha to. At the end of the night driver and murgatroyd with a little help from karina smirnoff, the team was tied for third with. Feb 28, 2012 because donald driver is going on the next cast of dancing with the stars. The final couples perform in the last performance show of dancing with the stars. His i play chicken with the train reached 48 on the u.
Donald driver and peta murgatroyd go country, dwts freestyle. May 22, 2012 the three remaining stars on dancing with the stars season 14 put it all on the dance floor monday night as one point separated the dancers. Driver didnt just participate in the shows 14th season, he danced past the competition and won the whole thing. Cowboy troy performed his hit i play chicken with the train and gave a shoutout to his buddy, retired packers wide receiver donald driver, who danced a perfectscore freestyle to the song to. View cowboy troy song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. Who would walk off with the coveted mirror ball trophy and a lifetimes worth of sparkle. Dancing with the stars finale donald driver perfect. Katherine jenkins is the picture of technical mastery, and donald driver is a showstopper in the end zone.
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