Southern Arkansas University Athletics

A native of Haynesville, La., Bobby Evans played defensive back for Mulerider football teams from 1986-1989.  He was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) First Team All-America linebacker in his senior season, and was also a first team selection that year on both the All-District 17 and All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) squads.

Evans set a Mulerider defensive record in 1989 that still stands for the longest return off a blocked field goal attempt that he returned 65 yards for a touchdown against Northeastern State.  The score provided the difference in a 26-23 Southern Arkansas win.
           
Evans was consistent throughout his Mulerider career, recording 81 tackles as a freshman, 78 as a sophomore, 88 as a junior, and 81 as a senior, for a career total of 328.  He had 43 tackles for losses totaling 211 yards in his four years at SAU, including 20 sacks for 149 lost yards, had six fumble recoveries, broke up 19 passes and had four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.           
           
Evans went on to play professionally in the Canadian Football League, starting in 1990 and played a total of six years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.  Following his first five seasons in Winnipeg, he became a free agent in 1995 and signed with the expansion Shreveport Pirates.  After the folding of the American clubs, Evans returned to Winnipeg, playing his final season in 1996.
           
During his seven years as a pro, Evans made 339 tackles, with 23 for loss, including eight sacks, and had 21 interceptions.  He was a CFL Eastern All-Star selection in his fourth season of 1993.
           
Bobby and his wife, Angela, reside in Bossier City, La.  They have two children, a son, Terrance, and a daughter, Tya.