{"id":28493,"date":"2025-02-25T01:02:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28493"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:40:21","slug":"former-miami-dolphins-star-running-back-has-tragically-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28493","title":{"rendered":"Former Miami Dolphins Star Running Back Has Tragically Died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-before-content\">\n<div class=\"single-entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1937881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gettyimages-1455486134-594x594-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gettyimages-1455486134-594x594-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gettyimages-1455486134-594x594-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gettyimages-1455486134-594x594-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gettyimages-1455486134-594x594-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gettyimages-1455486134-594x594-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Miami Dolphins logo (Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0running back has passed away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Multiple reports indicate that Eddie Hill, who played 75\u00a0NFL\u00a0games across six seasons, is dead at 67, having taken his final breath this past Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1894087519089697027&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fformer-miami-dolphins-star-running-back-has-tragically-died%2F&amp;sessionId=53f075aec971e3148feed3d3df6a666a4f1a681b&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1894087519089697027\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Hill was selected out of Memphis by the\u00a0Los Angeles Rams\u00a0in the second round of the 1979\u00a0NFL Dra<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ft<\/a>\u00a0and played for the team for two years before a trade to the Dolphins. He spent the remaining four years of his career in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>He rushed for 443 yards and two touchdowns on 120 carries for his career.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-former-los-angeles-rams-and-miami-dolphins-running-back-eddie-hill-believed-he-had-cte\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former Los Angeles Rams And Miami Dolphins Running Back Eddie Hill Believed He Had CTE<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2264142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_18812412-1-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins helmet\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Miami Dolphins helmet (Photo via Jasen Vinlove\/USA TODAY Sports)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/em>The former back had remitting brain cancer in recent years and also believed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), although he couldn\u2019t confirm it. Still, he didn\u2019t regret playing football.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>He spoke to the\u00a0South Floria Sun-Sentinel\u00a0in a feature on the poor health of several Miami Dolphins players in 2018, revealing he was in remission from brain cancer and was showing signs of CTE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEvery life has a purpose and football was one of those biblical, scriptural things that I learned early in life that applied to me, the gift,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd recently, in the last 10-15 years, I\u2019ve learned that purpose and I live that purpose.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hill had four children: Valencia, Quadtrine, Blaize, and Kyra.<\/p>\n<p>TPS extends condolences to Eddie Hill\u2019s family, friends, and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>R.I.P., Eddie Hill \u2013 1957-2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dolphins logo (Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images A former\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0running back has passed away. 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