Lon Worth Evans (December 25, 1911 – December 11, 1992) was a professional

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player who played

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for five seasons for the

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in the

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(NFL). He was inducted into the

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in 1978. Evans was born in

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and attended Polytechnic High School. He then played at

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for coach

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. As a senior in 1932, Evans helped the TCU Horned Frogs to a

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championship. Following his NFL career, Evans became

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. 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 Austin Raymond Renfro (November 7, 1929 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional gridiron football player. Renfro attended the University of North Texas and played in 12 NFL seasons from 1952–1963 for the Cleveland Browns. He is the fa ...

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* 1911 births 1992 deaths Players of American football from Fort Worth, Texas American football offensive tackles TCU Horned Frogs football players Green Bay Packers players {{offensive-lineman-1910s-stub