Ronnie Hillman, the former Denver running back and a key contributor on the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 championship team, died Wednesday night in Atlanta at the age of 31, his family said in a statement on social media.
Hillman in August was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma, his family said. The cancer is, “a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm form of cancer that primarily affects young African Americans with sickle cell trait,” the family wrote.
Hillman died “quietly and peacefully,” the family said.
“We as the family appreciate the prayers and kind words that have already been expressed,” the family wrote.