Irv Eatman
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 1, 1961 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 8 / Pick: 204 | ||||||||
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Irvin Humphrey "Irv" Eatman (born January 1, 1961) is a former American football offensive tackle, who played professionally for 3 seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) and 11 seasons with the National Football League (NFL).
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Playing career
High school
Eatman attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio where he starred in football and basketball.
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.
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.
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).
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 is married and has a daughter named Emma and two sons Joshua and Lucas.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
- American football offensive tackles
- Parade High School All-Americans (football)
- UCLA Bruins football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- New York Jets players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Houston Oilers players
- Kansas City Chiefs coaches
- Green Bay Packers coaches
- Pittsburgh Steelers coaches
- Oakland Raiders coaches
- Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars players
