Allen Aldridge, Super Bowl champion linebacker with Broncos, dead at 52

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Allen Aldridge, a former NFL star who won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos, has died at 52 years old.

The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. 

Aldridge spent eight seasons in the NFL, four with the Broncos, where he played middle linebacker during Denver’s 1997 Super Bowl-winning season, and four with the Detroit Lions. 

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Allen Aldridge of the Detroit Lions claps his hands as he enters the field for the Miami Dolphins game at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. (Tom Pidgeon/Allsport)

He has been serving as head coach for Fort Bend Bush High School in Richmond, Texas, since 2008. 

Before breaking into the NFL, Aldridge played for his hometown Houston Cougars in college. The team released a statement on Aldridge via social media. 

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"Houston Football mourns the loss of decorated Cougar and former NFL standout Allen Aldridge," the statement read on X. "Our thoughts are with his family, former teammates and the Fort Bend Bush High School community."

The Broncos also released a statement on the matter, saying, "We’re saddened to learn of the passing of former Broncos LB and Super Bowl XXXII champion Allen Aldridge Jr."

One of Aldridge’s former Cougars teammates, Ted Pardee, told the Houston Chronicle that "he was not just some freshman" when he arrived on campus. The team knew he was destined for greatness at the highest level. 

"The day he arrived at UH, everybody knew he was different," Pardee said. "…The key was how to get him on the field as quickly as possible because he was such a gifted talent."