Mark Eaton

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Mark Eaton was a dominant 7-foot-4 center for the Utah Jazz, renowned for his elite shot-blocking and rim protection during the 1980s.

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instanceOf National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
awardReceived NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
careerEnd 1993
careerStart 1982
causeOfDeath bicycle accident
collegeAttended Cypress College
University of California, Los Angeles
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1957-01-24
dateOfDeath 2021-05-28
draftPickNumber 107
draftRound 4
draftTeam Phoenix Suns
draftYear 1979
familyName Eaton
fullName Mark Edward Eaton
givenName Mark
height 7 ft 4 in
heightInMeters 2.24
jerseyNumber 53
knownFor elite interior defense
shot-blocking records
league National Basketball Association
ledLeagueInBlocksPerGame 1983–84 NBA season
1984–85 NBA season
1986–87 NBA season
1987–88 NBA season
NBAAllDefensiveSecondTeamSelection NBA All-Defensive Team
surface form: NBA All-Defensive Second Team
NBAAllDefensiveSecondTeamSelectionCount 2
NBAAllDefensiveTeamSelection NBA All-Defensive Team
surface form: NBA All-Defensive First Team
NBAAllDefensiveTeamSelectionCount 3
NBAdebutSeason 1982–83
NBAdebutTeam Utah Jazz
NBADefensivePlayerOfTheYearCount 2
NBAfranchise Utah Jazz
numberRetiredBy Utah Jazz
occupation motivational speaker
sports commentator
placeOfBirth Inglewood, California, United States
placeOfDeath Summit County, Utah
surface form: Summit County, Utah, United States
playedFor Utah Jazz
positionPlayed center
singleSeasonBlocksPerGameRecord 5.56 blocks per game in 1984–85
specialization rim protection
shot blocking
teamJerseyRetiredBy Utah Jazz
woreNumberRetired 53

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