Barry Evans (footballer, born 1936)

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Barry Evans
Personal information
Full name Barry Evans
Date of birth (1936-02-06) 6 February 1936 (age 85)
Original team(s) Reservoir Colts
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1956 South Melbourne 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barry Evans (born 6 February 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 261. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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