Lon Evans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLon Evans
American football player
Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1911
Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 11-Dec-1992
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Lon Evans
- Lon Worth Evans (December 25, 1911 – December 11, 1992) 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 was interred at Fort Worth's cemetery Greenwood Memorial Park along with Ray Renfro.
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