Chuck Evans was a four-year letterman at Stanford from 1976 to 1979, helping the Cardinal to bowl wins over LSU and Georgia. He earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1978 and 1979, and was named first-team All-West Coast and second-team All-Pac-10 in his senior year. Chuck was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1980, Evans played two seasons in the NFL, appearing in 26 games and starting three.