Irv Eatman

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Irv Eatman | number = 75 | position = Offensive tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 293 | high_school = Meadowdale (Dayton, Ohio) | college = UCLA | draftyear = 1983 | draftround = 8 | draftpick = 204 | teams = * Philadelphia Stars ({{USFL Year|1983}}-{{USFL Year|1984}}) * Baltimore Stars ({{USFL Year|1985}}) * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1986|1990}}) * New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1991|1992}}) * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1993}}) * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1994}}) * Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}}) | highlights = * USFL All-Time Team * 3× All-USFL (1983, 1984, 1985) * First-team All-Pac-10 (1980) * Second-team All-Pac-10 (1981) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 149 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 118 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = 5 | pfr = EatmIr20 |pastcoaching=*Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1999}})<br/>Assistant offensive line coach *Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2000}})<br/>Assistant offensive line coach *Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})<br/>Assistant offensive line coach *Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2006}})<br/>Co-offensive line coach}}

'''Irvin Humphrey Eatman''' (born January 1, 1961) is an American former professional football offensive tackle and coach who played professionally for 3 seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) and 11 seasons with the National Football League (NFL).

==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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1983 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/draft.htm |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/usfl/award.php |title=USFL Award Winners |publisher=oursportscentral.com |access-date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> 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).

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