Dalton Hilliard

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Dalton Hilliard
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1964-01-21) January 21, 1964 (age 61)
Patterson, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Patterson
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1986: 2nd round, 31st pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:4,164
Average:3.7
Total touchdowns:53
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dalton Andrea Hilliard (born January 21, 1964) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1993. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Saints in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft. A Pro Bowl selection in 1989, he is a member of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.

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College career

Hilliard played college football at Louisiana State University from 1982 to 1985. He is one of three running backs to rush for over 4,000 yards in their career at LSU. He is 5th all-time in rushing touchdowns in SEC history with 44.

College rushing statistics* [1]
YearTeamGPRushingReceivingScrimmage
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDPlaysYdsTD
1982LSU111939014.7113136811.952241,26916
1983LSU111777474.26312488.002089956
1984LSU112541,2685.013242048.512781,47214
1985LSU112581,1344.414343139.202921,44714
CareerLSU118824,0504.6441201,1339.461,0025,18350

*Does not include bowl games.

Professional career

Hilliard played eight seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who drafted him in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. [2] His most productive season came in 1989 when he rushed for 1,262 yards and scored 18 touchdowns. He became the first player in NFL history to rush for 1200 yards, catch 50 passes, score 18 touchdowns and have fewer than 8 fumbles in a single season. [3]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1986 NO 161214253.5365171076.3170
1987 NO 121235084.13072326411.5381
1988 NO 162048234.0365343359.9261
1989 NO 163341,2623.74013525149.9545
1990 NO 6902843.2170141258.9201
1991 NO 10792523.2654211276.0141
1992 NO 161154453.9223484659.7414
1993 NO 16501653.3162402967.4341
Career 1081,1264,1643.765392492,2339.05414

Personal life

Hilliard is from Patterson, Louisiana and lived in Destrehan, Louisiana during his playing career. He is the father of Dalton Hilliard Jr., who played football at Brother Martin High School and Nicholls State.

Hilliard is the uncle of former NFL players Ike Hilliard and Kenny Hilliard. [4]

References

  1. "Dalton Hilliard 2". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. "Dalton Hilliard NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. Seeing is believing with Hilliard