Johnny Evans
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John Albert "Corey" Evans, Jr. (born February 18, 1956 in High Point, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....

) is a former professional
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 American
American football
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 and Canadian football
Canadian football
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 punter and quarterback
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 and current radio sportscaster
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 for the North Carolina State Wolfpack football team. He is also the Eastern NC Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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. He played his college career for NC State where he led the team to an 8-4 record his senior season, and was named MVP of the 1977 Peach Bowl. He completed 3 years in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
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 and 3 years in the CFL
Canadian Football League
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 for the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
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. Since 1996 he has been the radio color commentator
Color commentator
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 for NC State football. He is the father of quadruplets, two of which played football for NC State.

See also

  • Daniel Evans
  • Andrew Evans
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