Roy Evans (Australian footballer)

Roy Evans
Personal information
Full name Roy Henry Evans
Date of birth (1910-11-10)10 November 1910
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 17 July 1987(1987-07-17) (aged 76)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) Yarraville (VFA)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936–1939 Footscray 49 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roy Henry Evans (10 November 1910 – 17 July 1987)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1930s. Evans was a member of Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Yarraville's inaugural premiership side in 1935 before he was recruited by Footscray the following season. He played as both a wingman and centreman during his 49-game stint with Footscray, captaining them to their first ever finals campaign in 1938.

References

  1. ^ "Roy Evans – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.