Thomas Scott Eaton (August 20, 1944 – October 1, 2021) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the eight round of the 1967 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.[1]
No. 20 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Salem, Oregon, U.S. | August 20, 1944||||||||
Died: | October 1, 2021 Bellevue, Washington, U.S. | (aged 77)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Medford | ||||||||
College: | Oregon State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1967 / Round: 8 / Pick: 187 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Eaton's son, Tracey, played six years in the NFL.
References edit
- ^ "Eaton of Giants Retires; Beset by Double Vision". The New York Times. 18 May 1973.