Ronnie Hillman, Super Bowl champion with Denver Broncos, dies aged 31

• Former Broncos running back dies of cancer, family shares
• Hillman led Denver in rushing during championship season

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.