| Ray Evans | |
| Position: | Guard, tackle |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Electra, Texas |
| Death Place: | Salem, Oregon |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 225 |
| High School: | Odessa (TX) |
| College: | Texas Mines |
| Draftyear: | 1946 |
| Draftround: | 16 |
| Draftpick: | 141 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Games |
| Statvalue1: | 22 |
| Pfr: | EvanRa21 |
Raymond Leroy "Sugar" Evans (January 10, 1924 - April 25, 2008) was an American football lineman who played at the guard and tackle positions.
A native of Electra, Texas, he attended Odessa Hills High School and played college football for the Texas Mines Miners. He began his college career in 1942 as a fullback, but he then served in the Seabees during World War II. He returned to the college after the war, moved to the line, and won all-conference honors in 1947 and again in 1948. At the end the 1948 season, he was selected by the conference coaches as the Border Conference lineman of the year.[1]
Evans initially signed to play professional football with the Cleveland Browns but was waived by the Browns at the end of August 1949.[2] [3] He was then sold to the San Francisco 49ers in early September 1949.[4] He played for the 49ers during the 1949 and 1950 seasons, appearing in 22 NFL games.[5]
Evans died in 2008 at Salem, Oregon.[6]