Former Broncos Running Back Ronnie Hillman Dies at 31

Former Broncos Running Back Ronnie Hillman Dies at 31
Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman speaks to reporters in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2016. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
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DENVER—Running back Ronnie Hillman, who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 31.

Hillman’s family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was under hospice care. The family wrote hours later that he died surrounded by family and close friends.