Royston Sidney "Roy" Evans (5 July 1943 – 20 January 1969) was a Welsh international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played professionally for

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

between 1962 and 1968, making 214 league appearances. Evans also played for

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

. Evans died in a car-crash on 20 January 1969, alongside

Brian Purcell Brian Purcell (23 November 1938 – 20 January 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Swansea City between 1959 and 1968, making 165 league appearances. Purcell also played for Waun Wen and Hereford United Hereford Unite ...

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* 1943 births 1969 deaths Footballers from Swansea Welsh footballers Wales men's international footballers Wales men's under-23 international footballers Swansea City A.F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players English Football League players Road incident deaths in England Southern Football League players Men's association football defenders {{Wales-footy-defender-stub