Irv Eatman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Irv Eatman
Position(s)
Offensive tackle
Jersey #(s)
75
Born January 1, 1961 (1961-01-01) (age 51)
Birmingham, Alabama
Career information
Year(s) 19831996
NFL Draft 1983 / Round: 8 / Pick: 204
College UCLA
Professional teams
Career stats
NFL Games played 149
NFL games started 118
NFL fumble recoveries 5
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Irving Humphrey Eatman (born 1961-01-01 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former American football offensive tackle, who played professionally for 2 seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) and 11 seasons with the National Football League (NFL).

Contents

[edit] Playing career

[edit] High school

Eatman attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio where he starred in football and basketball.

[edit] College

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Eatman attended UCLA where he was a two-time Lombardi Award semi-finalist, three-time honorable mention All-America and two-time All-Pac 10 selection. He played on the Bruins Rose Bowl Champion squad as a senior following the 1982 season.

[edit] USFL

Eatman was selected in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. However, he opted to join the USFL where he was a three-time USFL All-Pro offensive tackle (1983–1985) with the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars. In 1984, Eatman was named USFL Man of the Year[1] and was part of Stars squads which claimed USFL titles in both 1984 and 1985.

[edit] 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), the Atlanta Falcons (1994) and the Houston Oilers (1995–1996).

[edit] Coaching career

Irv Eatman joined the Oakland Raiders coaching staff (bay area) as co-offensive line coach. Eatman previously served as an assistant offensive line coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also has a niece named Kristin.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "USFL Award Winners". oursportscentral.com. http://www.oursportscentral.com/usfl/award.php. Retrieved October 6, 2010. 
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export