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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Predicate Object
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 Second Team ⓘ
NBAAllDefensiveSecondTeamSelectionCount 2 ⓘ
NBAAllDefensiveTeamSelection 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, United States ⓘ
linked to: Summit County, Utah
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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