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Mark Eaton's biking buddy recalls his last ride with 'Big Mark'

Former 7'4" Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton  rides his Clydesdale/Thoroughbred horse "Big Tim" is swept down the San Rafael River after hitting a deep hole while while riding horses down the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael Swell  Saturday, April 2, 2011, in the San Rafael Swell in Central Utah.  (Tom Smart, Deseret News)

(Tom Smart, Deseret News)


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The news that Mark Eaton — a giant of a man who never looked down on anyone — died Friday night, apparently of a heart attack, was as jarring as it was unexpected.

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