Jim Evenson
James Lee Evenson
Born: January 9, 1947
Hillsboro, OR
Deceased: January 30, 2008
Position: FB,FB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230
College: Oregon
High School: North Bend (OR); Hudson's Bay (Vancouver,WA)
Career: 1968-1975
Jim Evenson played from 1968 to 1975 during his career with the BC Lions, Ottawa Rough Riders and Portland Thunder. Evenson ran for 7,499 yards in his career on 1,559 attempts, scoring 38 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 134 passes for 1,255 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 248 | 1220 | 4.9 | 32 | 4 |
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 255 | 1287 | 5.0 | 63 | 4 |
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 204 | 1003 | 4.9 | 42 | 8 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 260 | 1237 | 4.8 | 22 | 8 |
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 184 | 961 | 5.2 | 44 | 8 |
| 1973 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 211 | 909 | 4.3 | 25 | 4 |
| 1974 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 98 | 443 | 4.5 | 68 | 1 |
| 1975 | WFL Portland Thunder | 99 | 439 | 4.4 | 34 | 1 |
| CFL | 1460 | 7060 | 4.8 | 68 | 37 | |
| WFL | 99 | 439 | 4.4 | 34 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1559 | 7499 | 4.8 | 68 | 38 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 241 | 12.7 | 62 | 1 |
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 17 | 167 | 9.8 | 28 | 1 |
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 17 | 125 | 7.4 | 15 | 3 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 36 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 26 | 329 | 12.7 | 53 | 1 |
| 1973 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Portland Thunder | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 |
| CFL | 116 | 1147 | 9.9 | 62 | 6 | |
| WFL | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 134 | 1255 | 9.4 | 62 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 19 | 464 | 24.4 | 97 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| CFL | 33 | 761 | 23.1 | 97 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 761 | 23.1 | 97 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1969 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1970 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1973 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1974 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1975 | WFL Portland Thunder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| CFL | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | |
| WFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1969 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1970 | CFL | BC Lions | 14 | |
| 1971 | CFL | BC Lions | 15 | |
| 1972 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | |
| 1975 | WFL | Portland Thunder | 7 |
Honors
1968 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1969 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1970 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1970 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1971 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1971 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1973 - CFL CFL East All-Star
