Lon Evans
Tackle, American football player
1911 – 1992
Who was Lon Evans?
Lon Evans was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1978.
Evans was born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Polytechnic High School. He then played at Texas Christian University for coach Francis Schmidt. As a senior in 1932, Evans helped the TCU Horned Frogs to a Southwest Conference championship.
Following his NFL career, Evans became sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas. Nicknamed "Purple Lawman", he held the county's top law enforcement job from 1960 until his retirement in 1984. He wa interred at Fort Worth's cemetery Greenwood Memorial Park along with Ray Renfro.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1911
Fort Worth - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas Christian University
- Lived in
- Fort Worth
- Died
- Dec 11, 1992
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on July 23, 2013
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