BOSTON -- This is where Damon Evans works now. Amidst a conclave of financial buildings and historical landmarks, the man who once had everything, a world away and a year ago, now works in anonymity. That’s the way he seems to like it. When he walks around the downtown financial district in Boston, he isn’t likely to see anyone wearing a hat with a red or black “G” on it. He may find that refreshing, or it may remind him of his goal to expand the “G” brand. Once, before it all came crashing down one night a year ago, Evans ruled over one of the most profitable, popular college sports programs in America. He is an alum of that school, Georgia. It was his dream job, he was young, and he had just received a big raise. Now he works a couple of blocks down from the church where Samuel Adams helped plan the Boston tea party. Evans is just one of the many men and women walking in and out of a building that mainly houses a Macy’s but also a Dunkin’ Donuts and the Markley Group. That’s where Evans works now.
Evans is aware that it’s been a year since the event that took him from his home state to Boston. Understandably, he would prefer to let the anniversary pass without much fanfare. “I’m really not wanting to discuss the past, as you might imagine,” Evans said recently. His voice sounded cheerful but clearly reluctant. According to one friend, who preferred not to be named, Evans is just trying to focus on his family and would like to move on. Kerri, his wife, has strong roots to the Boston area, and the Evans and their two children often vacationed at Martha’s Vineyard. So the job offer from the Markley Group, while not what the family was expecting, worked out well.
Evans is still in contact with friends and former colleagues at Georgia. But his life is now in New England, not the Deep South.
“I think he’s moved on to the next chapter of his life,”said Mark Fox, Georgia’s head basketball coach who has spoken with Evans. “I think that’s probably a fair assessment.”
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