Chuck Evans

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Charles Evans
Date of birth: April 16, 1968 (1968-04-16) (age 40)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Augusta, Georgia
Career information
Position(s): FB
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 243 lb (110 kg)
College: Clark Atlanta
NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 11 / Pick 295
Organizations
 As player:
1993–1998
1999-2000
 Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Ravens
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Charles "Chuck" Evans (born April 16, 1968 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American football fullback who played for the Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings. He retired at the age of 33 in the 2000 season after playing in the NFL for 8 years.

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[edit] Early years

Chuck went to Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, Georgia and went to college at Clark Atlanta

[edit] NFL career

Evans might be best known for being the starting fullback for the 1998 Minnesota Vikings which scored the most points by a team (556) in a season in NFL history.[1] Charles career was not glamorous by any means. He played the burial fullback position, which required him to block, catch the ball out of the back field, and every once in a while carry the ball.

His best year statistically was his first with the Baltimore Ravens in 1999. He had 38 carries for 134 yards and 32 receptions for 235 yards and a touchdown.[2] Charles was never a fan favorite, however around the NFL he was considered among the top in the league at his position.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Minnesota Vikings

Charles was selected by the Vikings in the 11th round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He was drafted from Clark Atlanta University which is a division II school. He went on to play in three games as a rookie and became a full time player in his second year. Charles thrived as a role player and became one of the offensive coordinator Brian Billick's favorite players. He was a key part of the record breaking 1998 Minnesota Vikings offense that set the record for most points in a season (556).

[edit] Baltimore Ravens

After a record breaking year in 1998 Brian Billick was given the head coaching job of the Baltimore Ravens. A few players former players including Chuck Evans decided to follow him. In 1999, Evans had his most productive year offensively and the newly coached team finished with an 8-8 record.[3] Evans only participated in one game in the 2000 season. He then retired.

[edit] Career statistics

Year Team G Rushing Receiving
Att Yards AVG TD Rec. Yards AVG TD
1993 MIN 3 14 32 2.3 0 4 39 9.8 0
1994 MIN 14 6 20 3.3 0 1 2 2.0 0
1995 MIN 16 19 59 3.1 1 18 119 6.6 1
1996 MIN 16 13 29 2.2 0 22 135 6.1 0
19971 MIN 16 43 157 3.7 2 21 152 7.2 0
1998 MIN 16 23 67 2.9 1 12 84 7.0 0
1999 BAL 16 38 134 3.5 0 32 235 7.3 1
2000 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 97 156 498 3.2 4 110 766 7.0 2

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^  NFL Scoring Records. NFL.com. Accessed April 26, 2007.
  2. ^  Charles Evans Stats. databaseFootball.com. Accessed April 26,2007.
  3. ^ 1999 Ravens. databaseFootball.com. Accessed April 26,2007.