Chadron State College Athletics

Although Evans had been a standout quarterback/blocking back at Rapid City High School during the 1920s and “desperately wanted to play football” in college, he was not recruited by college coaches. That’s because he weighed just 120 pounds.  
But when Chadron State Coach Art Stark came to Rapid City to recruit runningback Albert “Babe” Stangle, who, in Evans’ words “weighed about 185 and could run,” Stangle said he wouldn’t come to Chadron State unless Evans, his best friend, could come along.
 Stangle also became good college player, but Evans’ versatility and intelligence made him the perfect fit for the Notre Dame box, or Rockne shift, offense that Stark installed. His duties included calling the plays, barking the signals and blocking after the ball was snapped to the tailback.  Once in a while, Evans recalled during a 1992 interview, he took the snap and threw a short pop pass or handed off the ball. Also, he’d sometimes fake that he was going to block and slither into the open to catch a pass from the tailback.  
Most of the time the offense worked well. The Eagles were 5-2 in 1928 and 8-1 in ’29 under Stark before he left and was replaced by Ruffus Trapp. They were 5-2 and 3-4 the next two years.
Evans earned all-conference honors his final three years at CSC and then had a remarkable coaching career at Bridgeport, Torrington, Wyo., and his alma mater, Rapid City High. During his seven years at Torrington, his football teams went 43-12 and never lost a conference game. After spending three years in the Navy during World War II, Evans was recruited to become the Rapid City football coach. During a four-year stretch beginning in 1948, his teams went 30-1-1. He never had a losing season at Torrington or Rapid City.