Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton dies after bicycle crash at age 64
Source: ESPN
Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday. He was 64.
The Jazz said that police said Eaton was found lying in the road around 8:30 p.m. Friday after apparently crashing his bike in Summit County, Utah. According to the team, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said that Eaton was taken to a hospital, where he later died, and that there was no reason to believe a vehicle was involved in the accident.
"The Utah Jazz are profoundly saddened at the unexpected passing of Mark Eaton, who was an enduring figure in our franchise history and had a significant impact in the community after his basketball career," the team said in a statement.
"... His presence continued around the organization as a friend and ambassador while giving back as a businessman and volunteer to his adopted hometown in Utah. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Teri and their extended family. Mark will be greatly missed by all of us with the Jazz."
Read more: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31532507/former-utah-jazz-center-mark-eaton-dies-bicycle-crash-age-64
Maxheader
(4,370 posts)Just curious...rip dude....
pfitz59
(10,305 posts)I'm from Cypress. He was a friend of a friend. Nice guy.
ProfessorGAC
(64,861 posts)My dad had a customer that had season tickets to the Bulls & the Pistons. (Pharmacy chain in both markets.)
He gave my dad 4 tickets that were 4 rows behind the visitors for a Bulls/Jazz game in (IIRC) 1990.
He was huge, even by NBA standards. He was a good 6" taller than Karl Malone, and he was 6'9"!
Reports on what happened are strictly speculation right now.
oasis
(49,332 posts)be an easy going and mellow type person.
Rest in peace Mark Eaton