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Jazz Legend, Public Speaker Mark Eaton Dies at 64

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Former Jazz center, restaurateur and public speaker Mark Eaton has died, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. He was 64.

The former 1989 NBA All-Star went for a bike ride around 8 p.m. Friday in Summit Country—a rugged and mountainous areas in Utah—and never returned home, per KUTV.com.

The cause of death is unknown, whether it be due to a medical problem or an accident, though foul play is not suspected, according to KUTV and the Salt Lake Tribune.

Eaton was an All-Star player as well as a former two-time Defensive Player of the Year in 1985 and 1989.