Fred Evans
Frederick Owen Evans Jr.
Born: May 23, 1921
Grand Rapids, MI USA
Deceased: June 21, 2007
Cleveland, OH
Position: HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Notre Dame
High School: James Whitcomb Riley (South Bend, IN)
Career: 1946-1948
Drafted: 1943 in Round 3, #24 overall by the Chicago Bears
Fred Evans played from 1946 to 1948 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Chicago Rockets and Cleveland Browns. Evans ran for 166 yards in his career on 49 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 7 passes for 89 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| AAFC | 39 | 151 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| NFL | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 166 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| AAFC | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 31 | 1 | |
| NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 31 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 8 | 296 | 37.0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 |
| AAFC | 10 | 369 | 36.9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 369 | 36.9 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| AAFC | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 8 | 159 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1948 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| AAFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 |
| 1947 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 9 | 6 |
| 1948 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 |
