Charlie Evans played in the Giants' backfield in the early 1970s. died in texas He returned to Japan on November 4th at the age of 76.
The cause of death has not been announced.
He was drafted by the Giants out of USC in 1971 and spent the first month of the season on the taxi squad, where he was one of the players under contract with the team but was not included on the main roster. Ta.
These players used Yankee Stadium's auxiliary locker room.
“It's a little lonely out there,” he said. told the New York Times. “Sometimes they forget about you, and sometimes you look in your locker and there's no clean sweats or jocks or undershirts or anything.”
Injuries left him open, and he scored five touchdowns in three games, including three in a 35-17 win over the Chargers.
It was the last season the legendary Fran Tarkenton was the Giants' quarterback before being traded back to the Vikings.
“Tarkenton calls his own plays, so he better do what he’s asked to do on each play.” evans said.
Evans' best game in 1972 was a 45-21 win against the Saints, in which he ran for two touchdowns and caught a third. He ran for 87 yards on 17 carries.
Unfortunately, his season ended in early November when he broke his leg against the Broncos.
He spent 1973 with the Giants and 1974, the final season of his career, with Washington.
“The hardest thing to realize when you walk away from the game is the fact that you don't get the freebies anymore,” he later said. told Newsday. “You don't get checks anymore because people you've never met know who you are. You don't sign them. Nobody needs you.”
His body was donated to the NFL Concussion Protocol Research. According to his obituary.
Despite his football-related health issues, Evans told Newsday he has no regrets about his career.
“It’s part of the game, it’s part of what you love, it’s part of what you wanted to do, and my take on it, okay, what came came came. We can’t do anything about it,” he said.
