Football Star Diondre Overton Dies at 26
The wide receiver — who played for the Clemson Tigers from 2016 until 2019 — was shot and killed in the early hours of Sept. 7 in North Carolina, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office
Former Clemson University football star Diondre Overton has died. He was 26
Clemson announced the wide receiver’s death on Saturday, Sept. 7.
“Clemson Football and the entire Clemson Family mourns the passing of Clemson alumnus Diondre Overton,” the university’s football program also wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
A memorial for Overton has been created at his plaque on the Tiger Walk outside of Memorial Stadium on the South Carolina school’s campus.
According to a statement shared on X by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Overton was shot and killed in the early hours of Sept. 7. Deputies “responded to a call regarding a loud party and noise disturbance” around 2:30 a.m. at 3205 Spring Mill Road in Greensboro, N.C.
Deputies received an update on their way to the location that a shooting had occurred, per the statement. The victim, identified as Overton, was “was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the Sheriff’s Office said, noting that the incident “remains an active and ongoing homicide investigation.”
Overton — who was from Greensboro — played on Clemson’s football team from 2016 to 2019, during which the Tigers clinched two national championships. In his senior year, the late athlete was voted team captain, per ABC News. Throughout his career at Clemson, he had 52 passes for 777 yards and seven touchdowns over 51 games with five starts.
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