Evans was born in Winnipeg and played university football at the University of Manitoba from 1972 to 1974.[1] He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 8th round of the 1973 CFL draft.[1] Evans was recruited by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1974, but after being one of the final roster cuts, he returned to university to take a post-graduate course.[2] In the ensuing fotball season he was the inaugural winner of the J. P. Metras Trophy in 1974 as the best lineman in Canadian university football.[3]
Evans begun his CFL career with the Montreal Alouettes in 1976 as a backup offensive lineman, but did not appear in any games with them before being traded in a multi-player deal to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats which included all-star running back Andy Hopkins.[2][4] He played four seasons with Hamilton before being traded in September 1979 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, his hometown team, in exchange for Linden Davidson.[5][1] In March 1980, Evans was traded to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for Ecomet Burley, but did not report to the team after they refused to renegotiate his salary, and opted to retire from football.[6][7]
Outside of sports, Evans worked at a bank and later in the financial sector.[4][7]
References
1 2 3 "Bart Evans". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
1 2 Roberts, Fred (April 22, 1976). "Evans is Mr. Anonymous". Montreal Star. p.C6. Retrieved September 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Evans Best of Linemen". Edmonton Jounral. November 21, 1978. p.40. Retrieved September 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 Canadian Press (May 14, 1980). "Evans costs Argonauts dearly". Ottawa Citizen. p.30. Retrieved September 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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