confederation and officiated FIFA World Cup and Olympic qualifying games[2] In 1974, Eddie Pearson, considered the founder of the U.S. Soccer National Referee Program, Pat Smith, Harry Baldwin, Roger Schott, Don Byron, Evans, and others met in New York to lay the foundations of the U.S. Soccer National Referee Program.
[6] Later, Bob would retire from the international panel early so that he could accept the position of National Director of Referee Instruction.
[7][8][9] He was also a frequent contributor to Soccer America and a freelance science journalist with contributions to Smithsonian and American Scientist.
[11][12][13] In 1994, he received the William Scofield Award after recovering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and continuing to make significant contributions to the game and U.S. referee program.
The middle child and only boy among three siblings, Evans grew up in Gowerton, near Swansea, the son of Ted Allsopp, an army officer, and Gwladys, a nurse.
[16] Evans traveled to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in Alvin, the U.S. navy submarine, climbed volcanoes to investigate their geology, and flew light aircraft.