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He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Centennial class.
- Iowa (1955–1957)
- Defensive tackle
Oct 10, 2012 · ESPN. Alex Karras, who gained fame in the NFL as a fearsome defensive lineman and later as an actor, has died. He was 77.
Oct 10, 2012 · A true team leader for the Lions, Karras led a Detroit defense that finished second in points allowed in the NFL three times that resulted in the best win-loss records during his career – 11-3 in 1962, 9-4-1 in 1969 and 10-4-0 in 1970. His career was capped with his lone playoff appearance in 1970.
Jul 18, 2015 · One of the greatest players in Lions history, Alex Karras was an aggressive and tenacious defensive tackle from 1958-1970. In the pages of The Sporting News, Alex Karras was once described as “Jackie Gleason wearing cleated shoes.”. The defensive standout who played tackle for the Lions for a dozen seasons from 1958 to 1970, minus one year ...
Oct 10, 2012 · Former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras, who died at the age of 77 on Wednesday, means a lot of different things to lot of different people. For fans of the Lions, he was one of...
Oct 10, 2012 · October 10, 2012 / 3:33 PM EDT / CBS Detroit. DETROIT (WWJ) Former Detroit Lions player and TV actor Alex Karras died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles. He was 77.
Oct 10, 2012 · He was 77. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Former football great Alex Karras has died. Karras was a dominant defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions. He later used his personality and humor to launch...
