John Evans

John Charles Evans, born on 24 March 1947 in Torquay, is an English former professional footballer who also became an international bowls player. He began as an apprentice at Torquay United, turned professional in April 1965 and made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once, before leaving Plainmoor, because his football career took second place to bowls. He became a regular member of the England bowls team, first capped in 1973. His results include a silver medal in the pairs with Peter Line at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, and a bronze medal in the fours and a silver in the team event at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. In 1994 he won the national triples while bowling for the Torquay club, and he later ran a bowls tour company that ceased trading in 2008.