Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Alex Karras, R. I. P.

freep.com: Alex Karras was a giant in football, and a mean one at that. But off the field, he was an bigger presence. 

Funny, flawed, durable, direct, bitter, brave and talented, Karras was all these things during 12 seasons as a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions in 1958-70 -- and during a successful film and television career that followed. 

Karras, 77, died about 3 a.m. today, surrounded by his family at his home in Los Angeles, after suffering from dementia and kidney failure. He was part of a large group of former players suing the NFL for head trauma.

3 comments:

Stephen B. said...

Also the show WEBSTER, and the very funny role in BLAZING SADDLES had appearances by Karras.

// I had read about the lawsuit and saw his name mentioned just this year.

Deb said...

Mongo only pawn in game of life.

Anonymous said...

One of the classic lines, Deb.

RIP

Jeff