Dick Evey

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Dick Evey
No. 79, 82, 77
Born:(1941-02-13)February 13, 1941
Offensive tackle
Defensive tackle
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
CollegeTennessee
NFL draft1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Drafted byChicago Bears
Career history
As player
1964โ€“1969Chicago Bears
1970Los Angeles Rams
1971Detroit Lions

Richard Theodore Evey (February 13, 1941 โ€“ May 23, 2013)

offensive tackle and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played most of his career with the Chicago Bears. After his football career, Evey became a land developer in Blount County, Tennessee, where he was involved in restoring historic Perry's Mill, a working gristmill in Walland, Tennessee.[1]

He was traded from the Bears to the Rams for Ron Smith and Jim Seymour on September 1, 1970.[2]

On May 23, 2013, Evey died from

ALS, and Parkinson's disease by providing $88,000 annually for medical care.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mayer, Larry (May 24, 2013). "Former Bears lineman Dick Evey passes away". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Di Pietro, Bob. "Adderley Traded," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, September 2, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2020
  3. ^ Mayer, Larry (July 3, 2013). "Dick Evey's daughter thankful for NFL's 88 Plan". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2013.