Bill Evans
This article was written by Alan Cohen
This biography appears in The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (SABR, 2026), edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin. SABR members can download a free e-book edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition at SABR.org/ebooks.
Full Name
William Demont Evans
Born
March 30, 1899 at Louisville, KY (USA)
Died
August 23, 1986 at Los Angeles, CA (USA)
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