CARDS: Pro Set 1989, Score 1990, Gameday 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 5/18/22 RECEIVED: 6/2/22 (15 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Clocking in at 6’6″, 271, big OT Irv Eatman played college ball at UCLA.
• He was moved to OT in his Senior season after playing DL most of his career at the school.
• Selected by both the Philadelphia Stars (USFL) and the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) in the respective drafts for each league.
• He opted to join the USFL playing for the Birmingham Stars in 1984.
• In 1986, after the USFL collapsed, Irv took his trench work to the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Irv saw action at both RT and LT, before a knee injury cost him his starting job in 1990.
• Eatman signed as a FA with the New York Jets in 1991, helping shore up their OL.
• 1993 saw Irv return out west playing for the Rams, who needed help on the line after the retirement of Jackie Slater.
• The next season, he’d play for the Falcons- but only saw action in 4 games.
• I seem to remember at this point Irv was considered a bit washed up coming into his 13th season.
• The HOUSTON Oilers signed him in 1995 and I remember not being too enthusiastic about the signing.
• But much to my surprise I was wrong, Irv came through, and in fact started all final 16 games of his career in 1996 in H-Town.
• Irv went into coaching starting in1999 coaching with the Packers and Steelers (’00), as an OL coach.
• In 2001, Irv joined Dick Vermeil’s staff in KC, where he coached the OL through the 2005 season.
• After coaching for the Raiders in 2006, Irv decided to step away from professional coaching to spend more time with family and raising his son.
• Since then he’s done a lot of charitable work, and worked in youth sports camps.

ACCOLADES:

• All USFL All-Star 1984-’86
• USFL Man of the Year

NOTES:

Irv had some great cards, and with two of them being set needs, I sent these two out. As an added bonus he was also a HOUSTON Oiler.