Career
Drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, Terry went on to have an outstanding career in the playing for 13 years from 1965–1978, with the Montreal Alouettes, the Calgary Stampeders, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the Toronto Argonauts playing in nearly 200 games and scoring over 90 touchdowns. In 1994, the instituted the Terry Evanshen Trophy which is awarded annually to the Outstanding Player in the East Division. On July 4, 1988 Terry"s life was nearly ended when a car ran a red light crashing into his Jeep.
His injuries were so serious that a priest was called to perform last rites.
Against great odds he survived in a coma, but when he awoke a month later he had no memory of his life before the crash. His struggles with this great loss eventually led him to become a motivational speaker.