- ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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| International | |
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| National | |
| No. 73 | |
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| Position: | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 28, 1942 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Donna (Donna, Texas) |
| College: | TCU |
| AFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 14 / Pick: 106 (by the Houston Oilers)[1] |
| Career history | |
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Norman Earl Evans (born September 28, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 14 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Evans is the only player in NFL history to be chosen in two expansion drafts. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. The Miami Dolphins took Evans from the Houston Oilers in the 1966 AFL Expansion draft. He played 10 seasons with Miami. Evans was also chosen by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft and played three seasons there. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in three Super Bowls, all with the Dolphins.
Norman was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but his football playing days began in Donna, Texas, then a small town of 7,500 people with a 2A football team.
