John Robert Robert Evans

Background

EVANS, John was born on October 1, 1929. Son of William Watson (deceased) and Mary Evelyn Lucille (nee Thompson) Evans (deceased).

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Toronto, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy (Rhodes scholar), University of Oxford, 1955; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dalhousie U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), McMaster U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), McGill University, 1972; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's U., 1974; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wilfred Laurier U., 1975; Doctor of Laws (honorary), York University, 1977; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Toronto, 1980; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Western Ontario, 1982; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Yale University, 1978; Doctor of Science (honorary), Memorial U., 1973; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Montreal, 1977; Doctor of Science (honorary), Royal Military College, 1989; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Johns Hopkins University, 1978; D University (honorary), University Ottawa, 1978; D University (honorary), University Limbourg, The Netherlands, 1980.

Career

Born in Tilbury, Essex, England, Evans played for Tilbury as an amateur and Charlton Athletic before Reds manager Don Welsh paid £12,500 for his services on Christmas Day 1953, He made his debut, along with full-back Frank Lock, the following day in a Boxing Day fixture at Anfield, West.B.A were the visitors for the league match which ended in a goalless draw. Evans came to Liverpool with a good reputation for finding the back of the Netto having scored 38 goals in 90 appearances for Charlton, a goal every 2.3 games. He was soon into his stride in the red of Liverpool with a goal in his second appearance for the club

However, the club was going through its roughest phase of its history and Evans" eye for goal was affected only scoring 5 goals in the 16 matches he appeared in, not enough to stop Liverpool from being relegated to the Second Division.

Evans is one of only three Liverpool Football Club players to score 5 goals in one game, the others being Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler. Evans did finish as the club"s leading goalscorer though scoring 29 league and four cup goals compared to 30 league and one cup goal for Liddell, even though Liddell and Evans notched a more than healthy 59 goals between them it wasn"t enough to gain Liverpool instant promotion back to the big time, they finished a very disappointing 11th 12 points behind champions Birmingham City, second placed Luton Town and third placed Rotherham United who all finished on 54 points.

lieutenant was during this season that he became one of only three players to have scored five goals in one match for Liverpool, it happened on the 15 September 1954 in a league match at Anfield and his victims were Bristol Rovers, his goals came in the 7th, 39th, 40th, 70th an 85th minutes and were, unsurprisingly, enough to see off Rovers even though they managed to score three in the 5–3 thriller. He also managed to score four when Liverpool travelled to Gigg Lane to face Bury.

The following campaign, 1955-1956, was less productive for Evans who scored 13 from 36 league and cup appearances, as Liverpool finished just outside the promotion places on 48 points, four shy of second placed Leeds United.

The 1956-1957 season wasn"t the best for Evans as he only managed to hit the Netto twice from 11 outings as the Reds went with a certain Jimmy Melia. Evans only made one appearance at the beginning of the next campaign and after scoring a goal every other game during his time at Anfield he was allowed to leave in November 1957, he joined Colchester United where he managed to hit the Netto 22 times. Evans also went on to play for Romford, in his home county of Essex and Ford United as an amateur.

Achievements

• John Robert Evans has been listed as a noteworthy university president, physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, 1982-1995, chairman, 1988-1995. Chairman African Medical Research Foundation, Canada, 1986-1990. Trustee Walter and Duncan Gordon Charitable Foundation, Toronto, since 1991, chair, since 1998.

Fellow Royal Society Canada, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Canada, Royal College Physicians (London). Master American College of Physicians.

Interests

• Farming, conservation.

Connections

Married Jean Gay Glassco, 1954. Children: Derek, Mark and Michael (twins), Gillian, Timothy, Willa.

Father:

William Watson Evans

Mother:

Mary Evelyn Lucille (Thompson) Evans

Spouse:

Jean Gay Glassco

child:

Willa Evans

child:

Derek Evans

child:

Mark and Michael Evans (twins)

child:

Timothy Evans

child:

Gillian Evans