David Patten

David Patten

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Former pro football player David Patten, a three-time Super Bowl champion, has died. He was 47.

The athlete died on Thursday in a motorcycle crash in South Carolina, the Boston Globe reported Friday.

Patten was riding his 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle in the westbound lane on Clemson Road in Richland County at 9:35 p.m. when he crossed into the oncoming lane and hit a 2014 Chevrolet sedan, which then hit a 2019 Honda van, the South Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed to PEOPLE.

The driver of the Chevrolet was injured in the crash and taken to a local hospital, while the two passengers in the Honda were uninjured. Patten sustained fatal injuries in the crash.

Further details about the accident, which is still under investigation, have not been released.

David Patten

David Patten

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Patten's death is being felt throughout the football community, and several of his former coaches and teammates have spoken out in their heartbreak.