- Irv Eatman
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name=Irv Eatman
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position=Offensive tackle
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birthdate=birth date and age|1961|1|1|mf=yBirmingham, Alabama
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debutyear=1983
finalyear=1996
draftyear=1983
draftround=8
draftpick=204
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college=UCLA
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* (USFL)Philadelphia Stars (1983-1984)
* (USFL)Baltimore Stars (1985)
* (NFL)Kansas City Chiefs (1986-1990)
* (NFL)New York Jets (1991-1992)
* (NFL) Los Angeles Rams (1993)
* (NFL)Atlanta Falcons (1994)
* (NFL) Houston Oilers (1995-1996)
stat1label= NFL Games played
stat1value=149
stat2label= NFL games started
stat2value=118
stat3label=NFLfumble recoveries
stat3value=5
nfl=EAT138430
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CFHOF=Irving Humphrey Eatman (born
1961-01-01 inBirmingham, Alabama ) is a formerAmerican football offensive tackle , who played professionally for 2 seasons in theUnited States Football League (USFL) and 11 seasons with theNational Football League (NFL).Playing career
High school
Eatman attended Meadowdale High School in
Dayton, Ohio where he starred in football andbasketball .College
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Eatman attended UCLA where he was a two-time
Lombardi Award semi-finalist, three-time honorable mentionAll-America and two-time All-Pac 10 selection. He played on the Bruins Rose Bowl Champion squad as a senior following the 1982 season.USFL
Eatman was selected in the eighth round of the
1983 NFL Draft by theKansas City Chiefs . However, he opted to join the USFL] where he was a three-time USFL All-Pro offensive tackle (1983-1985) with thePhiladelphia/Baltimore Stars . In 1984, Eatman was named USFL Man of the Year and was part of Stars squads which claimed USFL titles in both 1984 and 1985.NFL
Eatman entered the NFL with a five-year stint in Kansas City (1986-1990) before playing six seasons with the
New York Jets (1991-1992), the Los Angeles Rams (1993), theAtlanta Falcons (1994) and the Houston Oilers (1995-1996).Coaching career
Irv Eatman joined the
Oakland Raiders coaching staff as co-offensive line coach. Eatman previously served as an assistant offensive line coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, theGreen Bay Packers and thePittsburgh Steelers .Personal
EAtman now lives in Texas with wife, Maureen, daughter, Emma, and son, Lucas.
References
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