Ex-Vikings fullback Evans dead at 41

Jerry Holt, Star Tribune

Former Vikings fullback Chuck Evans stiff-armed the Packers' Wayne Simmons in 1996. Evans died at age 41 on Sunday.

Last update: October 14, 2008 - 7:53 AM

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Former Vikings fullback Chuck Evans died Sunday because of heart failure, according to the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network website. He was 41.

Evans, an 11th-round pick in 1992, played for the Vikings from 1993 to '98, starting on the 1998 team that went 15-1 and scored the most points by a team in a season (556) in league history.

Evans spent his final two NFL seasons (1999-2000) playing for former Vikings offensive coordinator Brian Billick with Baltimore before retiring. Evans was living in Sparks, Md., when he died.

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