Dick Evans (athlete)


Richard Jacob "Dick" Evans was an American professional basketball and football player. Evans was born on May 31, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois.

Professional athlete

Basketball

Evans played for four teams in the National Basketball League between the 1940–41 and 1942–43 seasons: the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans, Sheboygan Red Skins, Chicago Bruins, and Chicago Studebaker Flyers. In 32 career games played he averaged 2.4 points per game.

Football

Evans also played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1940 NFL season and the 1943 NFL season. During the two season in between, he played with the Chicago Cardinals.

Coach

Between 1952 and 1972, he was a coach, usually a defensive coach, for several NFL teams.