Ronnie Hillman: 5 Things To Know About Super Bowl Winner, 31, Battling Rare Cancer In Hospice

• Ronnie is simply a erstwhile moving backmost with the Denver Broncos.
• He won the 2016 Super Bowl alongside Peyton Manning.
• He’s been diagnosed with a uncommon crab called renal medullary carcinoma.

As Ronnie Hillman, 31, battles for his beingness and wellness successful hospice care, fans of the erstwhile Denver Broncos moving backmost are remembering his melodramatic triumph astatine Super Bowl 50 successful February of 2016.  The Compton, California native’s highly palmy diversion vocation began connected the San Diego State Aztecs shot squad and led him to the NFL. Now, according to TMZ, he’s warring for his beingness successful hospice attraction with a “rare but highly assertive neoplasm form of cancer that chiefly affects young African Americans with sickle compartment trait.”

Here’s what to cognize astir Ronnie and his career.

1. He’s had a singular career.

Ronnie Hillman (Shane Roper/CSM/Shutterstock)

Ronnie has been a prima from the opening of his career. In 2012, helium was a third-round prime and of course, went connected to a high-profile stint arsenic a moving backmost for the Denver Broncos, where helium played 48 games with the team. In February of 2016, helium and the Broncos trounced the Carolina Panthers astatine Super Bowl 50, and helium subsequently near the squad successful September of that year. Ronnie went connected to play for the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys, but his large triumph alongside NFL fable Peyton Manning remains his defining vocation moment.

2. He’s beloved by his teammates.

According to TMZ, Ronnie’s erstwhile teammates person been taking to societal media to remark connected the tragic news. “Please commune for Ronnie Hillman he’s successful hospice and not doing well,” wrote Orlando Franklin, who played with Ronnie for the Broncos, via Twitter connected December 20, 2022. Former teammate Derek Wolfe reportedly told 104.3 The Fan connected Tuesday, Dec 21, that it’s “not looking good.” “He has pneumonia and I’m putting it retired determination conscionable to nonstop affirmative vibes his way,” Derek said of his pal, adding that helium is an “an all-around large dude.” Orlando successful peculiar seemed to beryllium distressed, tweeting respective times connected Dec 20. “Lord delight person mercy, please,” helium wrote.

#BroncosCountry delight commune for Ronnie Hillman he’s successful hospice and not doing well.

— Orlando Franklin (@OFranklin74) December 20, 2022

3. He was a precocious schoolhouse diversion star.

According to his Wikipedia page, Ronnie emerged arsenic an diversion unit backmost successful precocious school. At La Habra High School, helium acceptable himself isolated aboriginal connected by lettering successful track, football, and basketball. He past went connected to play for the San Diego State Aztecs earlier moving connected to pro football.

4. He comes from a household of faith.

Ronnie Hillman (AP/Shutterstock)

As Ronnie fights the uncommon cancer, connected December 21 that his household released a hopeful statement. “As a family, we anticipation beyond hope, and we person religion that tin determination mountains,” the household wrote via Instagram, successful part. “We besides recognize that God’s volition is not ever ours; therefore, we arsenic a household taxable ourselves to the volition of our Almighty God. We request your prayers, but we besides request your knowing and respect for Ronnie and our family’s privateness astatine this time.” 

5. He was diagnosed successful August.

According to the family’s statement, the NFL large has been dealing with the illness for months and was diagnosed backmost successful August. He’s presently successful hospice and being kept “out of pain.” “Though this message is hard to share, we consciousness it is necessary,” they wrote. “August of this year, Ronnie was diagnosed with Renal Medullary Carcinoma. Renal Medullary Carcinoma (RMC) is simply a uncommon but highly assertive neoplasm signifier of crab that chiefly affects young African Americans with sickle compartment trait. Unfortunately attraction has not been palmy and our beloved RJ is presently nether Hospice Care wherever helium is being kept comfy and retired of pain.”

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