Fred EvansEvans, Frederick Owen, Jr. (Dippy)Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Born: May 23, 1921 Grand Rapids, MI Died: June 21, 2007 Cleveland, OH High School: James Whitcomb Riley (South Bend, IN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Notre Dame | |
| 1940 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1941 | Notre Dame | Played |
| 1942 | Notre Dame | Played |
| Draft: 3rd round (24th overall) 1943 Chicago Bears |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 99 | DB-HB | 6 | 0 |
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | 85 | LOH-LDH | 4 | 0 |
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 75 | LOH-LDH | 9 | 8 |
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 13 | 8 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC | 85 | LOH-LDH | 2 | 0 |
| 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL | 11 | LOH | 6 | 0 |
| 1948 Year (AAFC-NFL)1948 Year AAFC-NFL | 8 | 0 | ||
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 35 | 8 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/8/1943 | 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1947 | 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC |
| Signed | 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | |
| Released | 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | |
| Signed | 9/29/1947 | 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC |
| Released | 9/25/1948 | 1948 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1948 CHI AAFC |
| Signed | 10/19/1948 | 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1948 Year (AAFC-NFL)1948 Year AAFC-NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 1 | |||||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Year (AAFC-NFL)1948 Year AAFC-NFL | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 49 | 166 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 31t | 1 | |||||||
| 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 Year (AAFC-NFL)1948 Year AAFC-NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 171 | 13.2 | 31t | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 8 | 296 | 37.0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 369 | 36.9 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Year (AAFC-NFL)1948 Year AAFC-NFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)1947 BUF AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)1947 CHI AAFC | 8 | 159 | 19.9 | 0 | |||||
| 1947 Year (AAFC)1947 Year AAFC | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Chicago Bears (NFL)1948 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| 1948 Year (AAFC-NFL)1948 Year AAFC-NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
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