Vince Evans
Chicago Bears
Vince Evans played college football at the University of Southern
California. He was the MVP of the 1977 Rose Bowl game. He was drafted in
the 6th round by the Chicago Bears in 1977. He played for the Bears from
1977 to 1983, mostly in backup rolls. Following the 1983 NFL season,
Evans jumped to the newly developed United States Football League where
he quarterbacked for the Chicago Blitz. Evans was an early star of that
league, although the team faced financial difficulties almost from the
start. With the fall of the USFL, Evans signed with the Los Angeles
Raiders where he played out the remainder of his career from 1987 to
1995.
Evans’ best seasons were in Chicago in 1980 and 1981, where he was a
starter. In 1980, he completed 53% of his passes for 2039 yards and 16
touchdowns. He followed that with a 2354 yards and 20 touchdown campaign
in 1981. For his career, Evans completed 51% of his passes for 9485
yards.
