Dick Evey

Dick Evey

No. 79, 82, 77
Date of birth	(1941-02-13)February 13, 1941
Place of birth	State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	May 23, 2013(2013-05-23) (aged 72)
Place of death	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Offensive tackle Defensive tackle
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
US college	Tennessee
NFL draft	1964 / round: 1 / pick: 14
Drafted by	Chicago Bears
Career history
As player
1964–1969	Chicago Bears
1970	Los Angeles Rams
1971	Detroit Lions
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Richard Theodore Evey (February 13, 1941 – May 23, 2013)^[1] was an American professional football 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 dementia and primary progressive aphasia. From 2007 until his death, Evey was a recipient of the 88 Plan, designed to help former NFL players suffering from Alzheimer's disease, ALS, and Parkinson's disease by providing $88,000 annually for medical care.^[3]

References

1. 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.