Hilliard Lloyd Cheatham (March 20, 1919 – June 11, 1989) was an American football quarterback. Cheatham was born in Oklahoma in 1919, but was raised in Alabama. He attended Carbon Hill High School in Carbon Hill, Alabama. He played college football at Auburn. He played at Auburn from 1939 to 1941, playing on both offense and defense at the quarterback and fullback positions, and earning a reputation as an outstanding blocker. During World War II, he served in the military and played on the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge football team.