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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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 21, 1964 Patterson, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Patterson | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 2 / pick: 31 | ||||||||
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College career
editHilliard 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.
| Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | TD | ||||||
| 1982 | LSU | 11 | 193 | 901 | 4.7 | 11 | 31 | 368 | 11.9 | 5 | 224 | 1,269 | 16 | |||
| 1983 | LSU | 11 | 177 | 747 | 4.2 | 6 | 31 | 248 | 8.0 | 0 | 208 | 995 | 6 | |||
| 1984 | LSU | 11 | 254 | 1,268 | 5.0 | 13 | 24 | 204 | 8.5 | 1 | 278 | 1,472 | 14 | |||
| 1985 | LSU | 11 | 258 | 1,134 | 4.4 | 14 | 34 | 313 | 9.2 | 0 | 292 | 1,447 | 14 | |||
| Career | LSU | 11 | 882 | 4,050 | 4.6 | 44 | 120 | 1,133 | 9.4 | 6 | 1,002 | 5,183 | 50 | |||
*Does not include bowl games.
Professional career
editHilliard 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 1986 | NO | 16 | 121 | 425 | 3.5 | 36 | 5 | 17 | 107 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 123 | 508 | 4.1 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 264 | 11.5 | 38 | 1 |
| 1988 | NO | 16 | 204 | 823 | 4.0 | 36 | 5 | 34 | 335 | 9.9 | 26 | 1 |
| 1989 | NO | 16 | 334 | 1,262 | 3.7 | 40 | 13 | 52 | 514 | 9.9 | 54 | 5 |
| 1990 | NO | 6 | 90 | 284 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 125 | 8.9 | 20 | 1 |
| 1991 | NO | 10 | 79 | 252 | 3.2 | 65 | 4 | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 115 | 445 | 3.9 | 22 | 3 | 48 | 465 | 9.7 | 41 | 4 |
| 1993 | NO | 16 | 50 | 165 | 3.3 | 16 | 2 | 40 | 296 | 7.4 | 34 | 1 |
| Career | 108 | 1,126 | 4,164 | 3.7 | 65 | 39 | 249 | 2,233 | 9.0 | 54 | 14 | |
Personal life
editHilliard 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
edit- ^ "Dalton Hilliard 2". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Dalton Hilliard NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ Seeing is believing with Hilliard