Donald Evans (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 14, 1964 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Athens Drive (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | Winston-Salem St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 2 / pick: 47 | ||||||||
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Donald Lee Evans (born March 14, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Jets.
Early life
[edit]Evans attended Athens Drive High School, where he played tailback and linebacker.[citation needed] He also participated in other sports and became a 3-Sport High School Standout Athlete participating in Football, Basketball (power forward) and Track (100m and 200m) sprint.[citation needed]
After graduation, his #31 football jersey was retired, and he was inducted in the Athens Drive High School Sports Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
College career
[edit]Following his athletic high school career, Evans accepted a football scholarship to be a student-athlete at Winston-Salem State University where he was coached by Coach William Bill Hayes.[citation needed] Evans became a 4-year standout football player/athlete.[citation needed] After playing several positions in college (halfback, tight end, & linebacker), Evans was moved to defensive end his senior year, he had 10 sacks and 65 tackles.[citation needed] After graduating, his alma mater dedicated and named the Donald L. Evans Fitness Center after him.[citation needed]
Professional career
[edit]Evans played eight seasons in the National Football League.[citation needed] He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft.[1] He played running back for the Los Angeles Rams (#34); linebacker and defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles (#77); defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers (#66); and nose tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Jets (#66).[citation needed]
He played a total of 92 games during his NFL tenure; starting 84 games which equates to stats of starting 91.3% of games played during his career.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- https://www.nehemiahbuilders.com/about-us
- https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article173544606.html
- https://www.billhayes.org/#TRAINERS
- https://hbcugameday.com/2021/12/01/black-college-football-hall-of-fame-2022-finalists/
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/03/14/Donald-Evans-signs-with-Jets/7665763621200/
- https://journalnow.com/sports/college/ram-ramblings-donald-evans-heading-to-ciaa-hall-of-fame/article_f3fe8950-17a9-5a99-9470-8f62eb53dbfa.html
- https://www.wssurams.com/about/hall_of_fame/Hall_of_Fame_Bios/Donal_Evans_Bio[permanent dead link]
- https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/7039/donald-evans
- https://www.footballoutsiders.com/player/21131/donald-evans
- https://www.profootballarchives.com/playere/evan01800.html
- https://ncshof.org/news-events/
- https://www.ramathleticfoundation.org/ram-hof
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Raleigh, North Carolina
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Athens Drive High School alumni
- Winston-Salem State Rams football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- New York Jets players