23 Facts About Ronnie Hillman

Ronnie Hillman played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs, earning third-team All-American honors as a sophomore in 2011.

Ronnie Hillman was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft and was a member of their team that won Super Bowl 50.

Ronnie Hillman was born on September 14,1991, in Long Beach, California.

Ronnie Hillman's performance earned him first-team All-County honors and by the Orange County Register.

Ronnie Hillman eventually signed with San Diego State University to play for its Aztecs football team.

Ronnie Hillman sat out the 2009 season while SDSU sorted out administrative issues involving his admission.

Ronnie Hillman took the year off, moved to Atlanta, worked as a waiter at an Applebee's restaurant, and studied for, retook and passed his college-entrance exam, which allowed him to enroll at SDSU.

Ronnie Hillman was named the freshman of the year of the Mountain West Conference and was voted a freshman All-American by several publications.

Ronnie Hillman rushed for 1,711 yards and 19 touchdowns during the season.

Ronnie Hillman ranked fourth among all players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with an average of 131.6 rushing yards per game.

Ronnie Hillman gained over 100 rushing yards in eight of San Diego State's 12 games in 2011.

In January 2012, Ronnie Hillman announced that he had hired an agent and would be entering the 2012 NFL draft.

Ronnie Hillman was selected in the third round with the 67th overall pick by the Denver Broncos.

In week 10 against the Carolina Panthers, Ronnie Hillman scored his first career touchdown on a 5-yard run.

Ronnie Hillman followed up with another 100-yard rushing game against the San Diego Chargers in Week 8, along with a pair of two-touchdown performances against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 and the New England Patriots in Week 9.

Ronnie Hillman had the most productive season of his career in 2015, playing every game of the regular season and had four 100-yard rushing performances, scoring seven touchdowns and rushed for a team-best 863 yards.

In week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, Ronnie Hillman ran for a 72-yard touchdown, the longest in his NFL career and the longest touchdown run by a Broncos running back in 15 seasons, tied for the fourth longest in franchise history.

Ronnie Hillman became the first alumnus from Snoop Dogg's youth football program to win a Super Bowl.

On September 21,2016, Ronnie Hillman was signed by the Minnesota Vikings after Adrian Peterson suffered an injury in Week 2.

Ronnie Hillman managed to play in three games for the Chargers before the end of the football season.

On July 27,2017, Ronnie Hillman was signed by the Dallas Cowboys.

Ronnie Hillman was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer, in August 2022.

Ronnie Hillman died on December 21,2022, at age 31.