RIP Mark Eaton

[thunderc]

2 time defensive player of the year passed at 64. RIP big man.

 

[broncosmitty]

Single bicycle crash.

Wonder if he had a heart attack?

RIP Mark.

Loved his game as a kid. Dude owned the paint.

 

[trojanfan12]

Cool story about him in here that I didn't know...

Apparently, he was 21 years old and working as an auto mechanic and would get bothered when people would tell him he should be playing basketball.

He was "discovered" when a junior college basketball coach came into the shop he worked at.

Imagine taking your car to the shop and the mechanic is 7'4". lol

Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton dies at age 64

Former Utah Jazz player and two-time NBA defensive player of the year Mark Eaton has died. 2 News learned of his passing from two sources close to Eaton. Eaton went for a bike ride around 8 p. m. Friday in Summit County and did not return home. The Utah Jazz in a statement on Twitter said he was...

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[logic]

Cool story about him in here that I didn't know...

Apparently, he was 21 years old and working as an auto mechanic and would get bothered when people would tell him he should be playing basketball.

He was "discovered" when a junior college basketball coach came into the shop he worked at.

Imagine taking your car to the shop and the mechanic is 7'4". lol

Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton dies at age 64

Former Utah Jazz player and two-time NBA defensive player of the year Mark Eaton has died. 2 News learned of his passing from two sources close to Eaton. Eaton went for a bike ride around 8 p. m. Friday in Summit County and did not return home. The Utah Jazz in a statement on Twitter said he was...

kutv.com

I'm surprised you didn't know about the auto mechanic story. I think I heard it from Chick several times over the years.

 

[logic]

Very sad news. He was a beast in the day eating up space in the middle in the shelf big man dominance.

Between Eaton and Bradley I think big men should not ride bikes in Utah.

 

[trojanfan12]

I'm surprised you didn't know about the auto mechanic story. I think I heard it from Chick several times over the years.

He may have and I forgot about it. Really cool story.