Donald Evans (American football)

Donald Evans
No. 66, 77, 34
Born:	March 14, 1964 (age 60); Raleigh, North Carolina
Career information
Status	Retired
Position(s)	Defensive end Defensive Tackle Fullback
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	272 lb (123 kg)
College	Winston-Salem State University
NFL draft	1987, round: 2, pick: 47
Career history
As player
1987	Los Angeles Rams
1988	Philadelphia Eagles
1990–1993	Pittsburgh Steelers
1994–1995	New York Jets

Donald Lee Evans (born March 14, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers & New York Jets. He attended high school in Raleigh at Athens Drive High School, graduating in 1982.

Evans attended Athens Drive High School, where he played tailback and linebacker. Evans also participated in other sports; basketball (power forward) and track (100m and 200m sprint).

Following his outstanding athletic high school career, Evans accepted a football scholarship to be a student-athlete at Winston-Salem State University where he played under coach Bill Hayes.

After playing several positions in college (halfback, tight end, & linebacker), Evans was moved to defensive end his senior year, and he had 10 sacks and 65 tackles.

Donald Evans is a member of the Winston Salem State University Hall of Fame and the CIAA Hall of Fame.^[1]

References

^ Blake, Mike (September 15, 2017). "Introducing Athens Drive's first sports hall of fame class". The News & Observer. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

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[1] Blake, Mike (September 15, 2017). "Introducing Athens Drive's first sports hall of fame class". The News & Observer. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

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