In 1932, he played box lacrosse for the Baltimore club in the Box Lacrosse League, and led his team to an undefeated record as its highest scorer. He finished his graduate studies at the George Washington University Law School, from which he received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1934. In 1935, he began practicing law in Rockville, Maryland. In 1942, Evans enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and fought in the Battle of Peleliu and Battle of Okinawa. After the war, he resigned from the military with the rank of captain, and returned to practicing law in Montgomery County, Maryland, until his death in 1963.