Diondre Overton — a former faculty soccer standout at Clemson who helped them win two nationwide championships — has died after an early morning capturing, cops say.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Workplace launched a press release minutes in the past … saying officers responded to a name a couple of disturbance at round 2:30 AM in Greensboro, North Carolina Saturday.
Once they arrived on the scene, they are saying they discovered a capturing sufferer, recognized as Overton. Officers administered medical support, however he was pronounced useless on the scene.
Clemson Soccer and the whole Clemson Household mourns the passing of Clemson alumnus Diondre Overton. Our ideas are together with his household and associates. 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 dying and sending condolences to his family and friends.
A lot of his teammates posted tributes to their late pal too … together with Cincinnati Bengals vast 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 love you 5L….I’m hurting bad bout this right now. Rest Easy Big Play.”
Overton performed for Clemson from 2016 to 2019 … catching 52 passes for 777 yards and 7 TDs over his faculty profession.
He helped Clemson win the Nationwide Championship in 2016 and 2018 … and, a plaque exterior the stadium bares his title for co-captaining the squad throughout his senior season.
Overton was 26.
RIP
