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American football player
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| Position: | Defensive end Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1964-03-14) March 14, 1964 (age 60) 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
Evans attended Athens Drive High School, where he played tailback and linebacker. 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.
After graduation, his #31 football jersey was retired, and he was inducted in the Athens Drive High School Sports Hall of Fame.
College career
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. Evans became a 4-year standout football player/athlete. 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. After graduating, his alma mater dedicated and named the Donald L. Evans Fitness Center after him.
Professional career
Evans played eight seasons in the National Football League. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft. 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).
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.
References
- "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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- https://www.billhayes.org/#TRAINERS
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- https://www.wssurams.com/about/hall_of_fame/Hall_of_Fame_Bios/Donal_Evans_Bio
- 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
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- 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