Personal Life
After retiring from wrestling, he moved to Hereford, Texas, where he lived with his wife, Kitty. They have 2 daughters. He worked as a personal trainer and wrestling coach at the YMCA in Hereford until 2011. Several of his trainees went to the Junior Olympics and received athletic scholarships to college.
Evers died on December 22, 2012. He had suffered from cardiac problems prior to his death.
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