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John Hamilton Evans (March 22, 1897 – June 27, 1932) was a university all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football quarterback.

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15-3857: John Evans may refer to: Academics [ edit ] John Evans (archaeologist) (1823–1908), English archaeologist and geologist John Evans (topographical writer) (1768–c. 1812), writer on Wales John Cayo Evans (1879–1958), Welsh mathematician John Davies Evans (1925–2011), English archaeologist John Gwenogvryn Evans (1852–1930), Welsh minister and paleographer John Robert Evans (1929–2015), Canadian cardiologist and civic leader John V. Evans (astronomer) (born 1933), British-American John Wainwright Evans (1909–1999), solar astronomer John William Evans (geologist) (1857–1930), British John William Evans (entomologist) , British entomologist Entertainment [ edit ] John Evans (actor) (1693–1734), Irish John Evans (19th-century writer) (died 1832), English writer John Evans (artist) (1932–2012), American John Evans (director) , American film director and screenwriter John Evans (special effects) , on five James Bond films John Bryan Evans (born 1980), Welsh filmmaker John Morgan Evans (1942–1991), American actor and playwright Jon Evans (born 1973), Canadian novelist and journalist John Evans or I. D. Ffraid (1814–1875), Welsh poet Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] John Evans (footballer, born 1859) (1859–1939), Welsh footballer for Oswestry Town John Evans (footballer, born 1900) (1900–?), English footballer for Sheffield United, Walsall, and Stoke John Evans (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2004), English footballer for Liverpool John Evans (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2009), English footballer John Evans (footballer, born 1941) , footballer for Chester City John Evans (bowls) (born 1947), Torquay footballer and bowler Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer for Manchester United Ted Evans (footballer) (John Edward Evans, 1868–1942), English footballer for Stoke and Port Vale Cricket [ edit ] John Evans (cricketer, born 1889) (1889–1960), English cricketer John Evans (Kent cricketer) (fl. 1820s), English cricketer Gridiron football [ edit ] John C. Evans (fl. 1930–1965), American football and basketball player and coach John Evans (American football) , American football tight end Johnny Evans (American football) (born 1956), American football player and radio commentator Johnny Evans (Canadian football) (died bef. 1930), Canadian football player Rugby [ edit ] Jack Evans (rugby, born 1871) (1871–1924), or John, Welsh rugby union and rugby league forward Jack Elwyn Evans (1897–1941), or John, Welsh rugby union and rugby league wing or centre Jack Evans (English rugby league, born 1897) (John Evans), English professional rugby league centre John Evans (rugby union) (1911–1943), Welsh international rugby union hooker John Hart Evans (1881–1959), Welsh rugby union centre Jack Evans (rugby union, born 1875) (John William Evans, 1875–1947), Welsh rugby union forward Other sports [ edit ] John Evans (bowls) (born 1947), English footballer and bowls player John Russell Evans (born 1935), Welsh lawn bowler John Evans (canoeist) (born 1949), American slalom canoer John Evans (Gaelic football) , Irish Gaelic football manager John Evans (Gaelic footballer, born 1955) , Irish Gaelic footballer Paul Evans (ice hockey, born 1954) (John Paul Evans), Canadian ice hockey player John Evans (Australian footballer, born 1950) , Australian footballer Music [ edit ] John Evan (born 1948), or Evans, English musician with Jethro Tull John Evans (Box Tops) (born before 1963), American musician with

30-419: A daughter Dame Joan Evans , a distinguished art historian of French and English medieval art. Her partly autobiographical book Time and Chance: The Story of Arthur Evans and His Forebears (1943) is an important source on her father. Johnny Evans (Canadian football) While attending Queen's University , Evans had a spectacular football career. Quarterback for a Grey Cup championship dynasty, he led

45-418: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Evans (archaeologist) Sir John Evans KCB FRS FSA FRAI (17 November 1823 – 31 May 1908) was an English antiquarian , geologist and founder of prehistoric archaeology. Between 1884 and 1908 he was curator of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, becoming the founding member of

60-596: The Golden Gaels to two of their three victories (1922 & 1923), scoring two touchdowns in the 11th Grey Cup (the greatest victory in the history of the game; 54-0 over the Regina Roughriders ). He was one of the top quarterbacks in the country, being selected as a Toronto Globe all-star three times. He also played one season for the Hamilton Tigers in 1924. Evans was one of the best players to ever wear

75-1505: The Box Tops John Rhys Evans (1930–2010), Welsh operatic baritone Politics [ edit ] John Evans (Australian politician) (1855–1943), Australian politician in Tasmania Canada [ edit ] John Evans (British Columbia politician) (1816–1879), Canadian miner and politician in British Columbia John Evans (Saskatchewan politician) (1867–1958), Welsh-born Canadian politician from Saskatchewan John Leslie Evans (born 1941), Canadian politician from Ontario John Newell Evans (1846–1944), Welsh-born Canadian politician from British Columbia United Kingdom [ edit ] John Evans (died 1565) , English politician from Shrewsbury John Evans, 5th Baron Carbery (1738–1807), Irish peer John Evans (Ogmore MP) (1875–1961), Welsh politician from Ogmore John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside (1930–2016), United Kingdom politician John Evans (Haverfordwest MP) (died 1864), MP for Haverfordwest 1847–1852 John William Evans (Welsh politician) (1870–1906), Liberal politician in Aberdare, South Wales United States [ edit ] John Evans (Colorado governor) (1814–1897), 2nd territorial governor of Colorado John Evans (Colorado state senator) , member of

90-719: The British Academy in 1902 and professor of prehistoric archaeology at Oxford in 1909. The John Evans collection, housed at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, comprises more than 12,000 objects, including a large proportion of British Palaeolithic stone tools. John Evans, son of the Rev. A. B. Evans , was born at Britwell Court, Buckinghamshire . At the age of seventeen he started to work for the paper-manufacturing business of John Dickinson & Co. Ltd at Nash Mills ( Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire ). The company had been founded by his uncle and later father-in-law John Dickinson (1782–1869), who

105-1632: The Colorado Senate John Evans (Idaho governor) (1925–2014), governor of Idaho John Evans (judge) (1728–1783), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania John Evans (Pennsylvania governor) (1678–?), governor of Pennsylvania John Gary Evans (1863–1942), governor of South Carolina John M. Evans (1863–1946), member of Congress from Montana John M. Evans (Wisconsin politician) (1820–1903), American physician and politician John Marshall Evans (born 1950), American ambassador to Armenia John R. Evans (born 1955), American politician from Pennsylvania Religion [ edit ] John Evans (1702–1782) , Welsh anti-Methodist Anglican priest John Evans (Baptist) (1767–1827), Welsh minister John Evans (bishop) (bef. died 1724), Welsh-born bishop of Bangor and bishop of Meath John Evans (died 1779) , Welsh Anglican priest and curate of Portsmouth John Evans (divine) (1680–1730), Welsh divine and writer John Evans (Methodist) (1779–1847), Welsh Methodist of Llwynffortun St John Evans (1905–1956), Anglican cleric in Africa John Evans (archdeacon of Llandaff) (died 1749) John Evans (archdeacon of Italy) (1919–1988), Archdeacon of Malta John Evans (archdeacon of Surrey) (1915–1996), Anglican priest John Silas Evans , Welsh astronomer and priest Other [ edit ] John Evans (explorer) (1770–1799), Welsh explorer of

120-1019: The Missouri River John Evans (pirate) (died 1723), Welsh pirate John Evans (printer) (1774–1828), English printer John Evans (Royal Navy officer) (1717–1794) John Evans (surgeon) (1756–1846), Welsh John D. Evans , American business executive and philanthropist John Grimley Evans (1936–2018), British gerontologist John Henry Evans (1872–1947), American Mormon educator and writer John Louis Evans (1950–1983), American convicted murderer John Maxwell Evans (born 1942), Canadian judge John Morton Evans (1871–1956), British philatelist John R. Evans Jr. , United States Army general John Evans (1877–1990), Welsh supercentenarian, see list of British supercentenarians See also [ edit ] Jack Evans (disambiguation) Jonathan Evans (disambiguation) John Evans House (disambiguation) John William Evans (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

135-717: The Tricolour, and one of Queen's best quarterbacks. He died on June 27, 1932 after accidentally driving his vehicle into a canal in Sault Ste. Marie, where he was working as a physician for the Algoma Steel Company. After his tragic accidental death, the University Football Team has presented an award, the Johnny Evans Memorial Award for Most Valuable Player , to honour his memory. He has been enshrined in

150-404: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Evans&oldid=1252515822 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

165-623: The site of Hallstatt in Austria is now in the British Museum 's collection. He lived at Britwell on Castle Hill in Berkhamsted where he died in 1908. He was the author of three books, in their day standards in their field: He also wrote papers on archaeological and geological subjects, notably the papers on Flint Implements in the Drift communicated in 1860 and 1862 to Archæologia . Evans

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180-788: Was a corresponding member of the Institut de France . He was created a KCB (Knight of the Order of the Bath) in 1892. Most of his very large personal archaeological collection was given to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford by his son Arthur. The Anglo-Saxon jewelled " Ixworth Cross " and " Tostock Buckle " are two of the outstanding objects. His library was left to the Bodleian Library . A collection of Iron Age antiquities Evans and Sir John Lubbock excavated at

195-464: Was also its senior partner. In 1850 Evans was admitted as a partner in the company and did not retire from active management until 1885. Apart from his managerial work John Evans was also a distinguished antiquary , archaeologist and numismatist . He was president of the following societies and institutions: He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1864 and for twenty years (1878–1898) he

210-586: Was married three times, widowed twice, and had six children. His first wife was Harriet Ann Dickinson, daughter of John Dickinson , owner of the paper business, and Ann Dickinson, née Grover. They had five children: Harriet died on 1 January 1858 twelve days after giving birth to Harriet Ann Evans from complications of childbirth, and he married a cousin, Frances Phelps (1826–1890), the fourth daughter of Joseph Phelps and Elizabeth Phelps (née Dickinson). She died on 22 September 1890. Then, on 9 July 1892, John married Maria Millington Lathbury (1856–1944) and they had

225-585: Was treasurer of the Royal Society . He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1881. Also in 1881, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society . As President of the Society of Antiquaries he was an ex officio trustee of the British Museum and subsequently he became a permanent trustee. His academic honors included honorary degrees from several universities and he

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