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 Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:14 pm Post subject: Former NFL RB Ronnie Hillman died at 31 |
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ronnie-hillman-reportedly-in-hospice-care/ar-AA15vihX
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Ronnie Hillman reportedly in hospice care
104.3 The Fan’s Derek Wolfe, who also played with Hillman and Franklin, shared that Hillman is suffering from liver cancer and pneumonia.
The Long Beach, CA native was a third-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, going to the Denver Broncos. He logged a touchdown in each of his first two seasons, with 330 yards rushing in 2012 and 218 yards rushing in 2013 (14 and ten games played, respectively). He would follow this up in 2014 with 3 TDs and a total of 434 yards rushing.
2015, the season leading up to the Super Bowl, was prime time for Hillman. He scored 7 touchdowns and recorded 863 yards rushing, having played 16 games and starting ten of them. He would go on to win Super Bowl 50 with the team that year.
Hillman hasn’t suited up with the Broncos since 2016, but he’s always going to be part of Broncos Country. Please send prayers, positive energy, and anything else you can for him and his family. |
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LakerLanny
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Very sorry to hear this, Ronnie was a great player for my beloved SDSU Aztecs and always a class act.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Awful news, and he's so young. Damn. |
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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/12/22/former-bronco-ronnie-hillman-dies-at-31/#comments
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Former Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman has died at the age of 31.
Hillman’s family announced his death late on Wednesday night. The family said in a statement earlier this week that Hillman was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma in August and that he was in hospice care in Atlanta. The statement said, via TMZ, that it is “rare but highly aggressive neoplasm form of cancer that primarily affects young African Americans with sickle cell trait.”
Hillman was a 2012 third-round pick by the Broncos and he spent four years with the team before wrapping up his career with one year split between the Vikings and Chargers. Hillman was part of Denver’s Super Bowl 50 championship team during his time with the Broncos and he led the team with 863 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns during the 2015 regular season.
He had 494 carries for 1,976 yards and 12 touchdowns and 74 catches for 524 yards and a touchdown in 56 career regular season games. He also had 56 carries for 145 yards and four catches for 27 yards in the postseason.
Our condolences go out to Hillman’s family, friends, and loved ones on their loss. |
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