Diondre Overton — a former school soccer standout at Clemson who helped them win two nationwide championships — has died after an early morning taking pictures, cops say.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Workplace launched a press release minutes in the past … saying officers responded to a name a few disturbance at round 2:30 AM in Greensboro, North Carolina Saturday.
Once they arrived on the scene, they are saying they discovered a taking pictures sufferer, recognized as Overton. Officers administered medical help, however he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Clemson Soccer and the complete Clemson Household mourns the passing of Clemson alumnus Diondre Overton. Our ideas are together with his household and pals. pic.twitter.com/eCfIPQxO64
— Clemson Soccer (@ClemsonFB) September 7, 2024
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Clemson soccer’s official X account posted a number of photos of the star from his uni days … acknowledging his demise and sending condolences to his family and friends.
Plenty of his teammates posted tributes to their late pal too … together with Cincinnati Bengals large receiver Tee Higgins, who shared a pic to his Instagram story.
On the picture, that includes him and Overton sitting collectively, Higgins wrote, “Brotha I miss you already man. I really like you 5L….I am hurting unhealthy bout this proper now. Relaxation Simple Massive Play.”
Overton performed for Clemson from 2016 to 2019 … catching 52 passes for 777 yards and 7 TDs over his school profession.
He helped Clemson win the Nationwide Championship in 2016 and 2018 … and, a plaque outdoors the stadium bares his identify for co-captaining the squad throughout his senior season.
Overton was 26.
RIP
