Coach Evans Page was a renowned championship basketball coach famous for his tenure at Caldwell High. He was born in Amory in 1924, and was All Little Ten in basketball in his senior season in 1942 at West Point High. Evans served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946 and completed his college education at Miss. State in 1958. Coach Evans started his 32-year career at Kennedy High in 1957. He coached football and basketball at Atkinson County, Nanih Waiya, Houston, Caldwell, and Central Academy. He paced Nanih Waiya High to 1961 District title. He coached for 21 years at Caldwell High and led his teams to five district crowns, and two conference titles. Overall, his hoops teams had a record of 412-277. He was active in YMCA and Columbus Recreation activities as a coach for football, basketball, and baseball youth squads.