# Dalton Hilliard

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American football player (born 1964)
American football player

Dalton Hilliard
No. 21
Position: | Running back
Personal information
Born: | (1964-01-21) January 21, 1964 (age 58) Patterson, Louisiana
Career information
High school: | Patterson (LA)
College: | LSU
NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31
Career history

- New Orleans Saints (1986–1993)

Career highlights and awards

- Second-team All-Pro (1989)
- Pro Bowl (1989)
- New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
- 3× First-team All-SEC (1982, 1984, 1985)

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards: | 4,164
Average: | 3.7
Total Touchdowns: | 53

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dalton Andrea Hilliard (born January 21, 1964) is a former professional American football running back for the New Orleans Saints from 1986-1993. He played his entire National Football League (NFL) career for the Saints and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1989. He is a member of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.

## College career[ edit ]

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]
Year | Team | GP | Rushing |  | Receiving |  | Scrimmage
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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[ edit ]

Hilliard played eight seasons with the New Orleans Saints. 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. [2]

## NFL career statistics[ edit ]

Year | Team | GP | 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 | 1262 | 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[ edit ]

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 Ike Hilliard and Kenny Hilliard.[3]

## References[ edit ]

1. ^
   "Dalton Hilliard 2". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
2. ^ "Dalton Hilliard NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
3. ^ Seeing is believing with Hilliard

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