Quick Facts
Intro | American football player |
Is | American football player |
From | United States of America |
Field | Sports |
Gender | male |
Birth | 28 September 1942, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, U.S.A. |
Age | 81 years |
Biography
Norman Earl Evans (born September 28, 1942) is a former American football played. He played professionally as an offensive tackle for fourteen seasons, first in the American Football League (AFL) and later in the National Football League (NFL). Evans is the only player in NFL history to be chosen in two expansion drafts. The Miami Dolphins took Evans from the Houston Oilers in the 1966 AFL Expansion draft. He played 10 seasons with Miami. Evans was also chosen by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft and played four seasons there. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in three Super Bowls, all with the Dolphins.
Norman was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but his football playing days began in Donna, Texas, then a small town of 7,500 people with a 2A football team.