- Lon Evans
NFL player
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Name=Lon Evans
DateOfBirth=birth date|1911|12|25
Birthplace=Fort Worth, Texas
DateOfDeath=death date and age|1992|12|11|1911|12|25
Position=Tackle
College=Texas Christian University
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years=1933-1937
teams=Green Bay Packers Lon Evans (
December 25 ,1911 –December 11 ,1992 ) was a professionalAmerican football player who playedoffensive lineman for five seasons for theGreen Bay Packers in theNational Football League . He was inducted into theGreen Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1978.Evans was born in
Fort Worth, Texas and attended Polytechnic High School. He then played atTexas Christian University for coachFrancis Schmidt . As a senior in 1932, Evans helped the TCU Horned Frogs to aSouthwest Conference championship.Following his NFL career, Evans became
sheriff ofTarrant 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 withRay Renfro .
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