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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 & New York Jets.

High school years

Evans attended Athens Drive High School, where he played tailback and linebacker.^{[ citation needed]} 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.^{[ citation needed]}

After graduation, his #31 football jersey was retired, and he was inducted in the Athens Drive High School Sports Hall of Fame.^{[ citation needed]}

College tenure

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.^{[ citation needed]} Evans became a 4-year standout football player/athlete.^{[ citation needed]} 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.^{[ citation needed]} After graduating, his alma mater dedicated and named the Donald L. Evans Fitness Center after him.^{[ citation needed]}

NFL career

Donald played eight seasons in the National Football League.^{[ citation needed]} He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft. ^[1] He played Running Back for the Los Angeles Rams (#34); Linebacker & Defensive End for the Philadelphia Eagles (#77); Defensive End for the Pittsburgh Steelers (#66); and Nose Tackle & Defensive Tackle for the New York Jets (#66).^{[ citation needed]}

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.^{[ citation needed]}

References

• https://www.nehemiahbuilders.com/about-us
• https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/high-school/article173544606.html
• https://www.billhayes.org/#TRAINERS
• https://hbcugameday.com/2021/12/01/black-college-football-hall-of-fame-2022-finalists/
• https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/03/14/Donald-Evans-signs-with-Jets/7665763621200/
• https://journalnow.com/sports/college/ram-ramblings-donald-evans-heading-to-ciaa-hall-of-fame/article_f3fe8950-17a9-5a99-9470-8f62eb53dbfa.html
• https://www.wssurams.com/about/hall_of_fame/Hall_of_Fame_Bios/Donal_Evans_Bio^{[ permanent dead link]}
• 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