About Lon Evans
Lived 1911 – 1992 (aged 80). Lon Evans was an American american football player.
Lon Worth Evans (December 25, 1911 – December 11, 1992) was an American professional football player who was an offensive lineman for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). 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 was interred at Fort Worth's cemetery Greenwood Memorial Park along with Ray Renfro.
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Who was Lon Evans?
American football player (1911-1992)
When was Lon Evans born?
Lon Evans was born on 25 December 1911 in Fort Worth.
When did Lon Evans die?
Lon Evans died on 11 December 1992.
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Lon Evans was an american football player.
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Lon Evans was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lon Evans. https://biography.guide/lon-evans/
MLA: "Lon Evans." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lon-evans/.
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