In Alex Karras' memory, favorite movie roles by athletes
Last week the NFL family lost one of the great characters of all time, Alex Karras. A star defensive lineman with the Lions in the 1960s, Karras had an impressive second career as an actor, starring on the TV show Webster with Emmanuel Lewis and in ...www.tampabay.com
A League Outlaw With an Endearing Scowl
A League Outlaw With an Endearing Scowl. By BILL MORRIS. Published: October 13, 2012. For me, Alex Karras will always be a pink giant with a towel wrapped around his waist.www.nytimes.com
Alex Karras
Alexander George Karras was born on July 15 1935 in Gary, Indiana. His father was a Greek immigrant who became a physician, his mother a nurse.www.telegraph.co.uk
Remembering Alex Karras as a Football Player
Alex Karras loved to perform. He's famous for his success as an actor but he should also be remembered as one of the N.F.fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com
Alex Karras: A fond memory from a Times reader
Just got a great note from Times reader Myron McGhee about his encounter 40 years ago with Detroit Lions star Alex Karras, who died Wednesday: For more than 20 years, a relative of mine worked as a housekeeper, a cameraman and later office manager ...www.latimes.com
Alex Karras, All-Pro NFL Lineman Who Also Starred as an Actor, Dies at 77
Alex Karras, a fierce and relentless All-Pro lineman for the Detroit Lions whose irrepressible character frequently placed him at odds with football's authorities but led to a second career as an actor on television and in the movies, died Wednesday at ...www.nytimes.com
Remembering Alex Karras: His acting career in video clips
Karras, in his Lions days. (NFL - AP) Alex Karras - the Detroit Lion who became as well known for his acting as he did for his defensive efforts on the football field - died Wednesday after suffering from kidney failure and other ailments, including ...www.washingtonpost.com
Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77
Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions' defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom "Webster" and famously punched a horse in the 1974 comedy "Blazing Saddles," died Wednesday.www.latimes.com
Alex Karras' humor was his strength
Alex Karras played football when I was growing up in Pittsburgh. Unless it was Thanksgiving, not many Lions games were on television.espn.go.com
Alex Karras Death: Webster's Emmanuel Lewis, Mel Brooks & More Pay Tribute
Alex Karras was a heavy hitter on the football field, and when he retired from pro sports he tackled Hollywood. Karras' death this morning from kidney failure saddened those who had the chance to work alongside him, be it on TV and movie sets or the ...www.eonline.com
Alex Karras, former star NFL lineman and actor, dies at 77
Alex Karras, former star NFL lineman and actor, dies at 77. Play CBS News Video. DETROIT Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, a player who hounded quarterbacks and bulled past opposing linemen.www.cbsnews.com
Alex Karras' best Hollywood moments (VIDEO)
2012 - Alex Karras was one of the first athletes of his era to transform himself into an actor, entertainer and versatile media personality.www.usatoday.com
Alex Karras' long TV career included ABC football, 'Webster,' ads
Former football great Alex Karras, who died Wednesday at age 77 after battling kidney failure, cancer and dementia, was able to successfully transition from a career as a pro athelete to a successful career as an actor and Hollywood personality.www.latimes.com
Alex Karras, Football Star Who Tackled Hollywood, Dies at 77
Alex Karras, who followed one successful career in professional football with another in movies and television, play-punching a horse in one of the signature madcap scenes of "Blazing Saddles," has died.www.businessweek.com
Kelly: A locker room memory of Alex Karras — and beer, cigarettes
The death this week of former actor and football star Alex Karras brought back a locker room memory - beer and cigarettes at halftime.www.omaha.com
Alex Karras, Former NFL Star And Actor, Dies
Alex Karras of the Detroit Lions in 1971. Alex Karras, who was a star defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s and went on to gain other fame for his acting in Hollywood's Blazing Saddles and TV's Webster, has died, according to multiple ...www.npr.org
Alex Karras, Lions great and actor, dead at 77
Flags at the Lions' Allen Park, Michigan, practice facility flew at half-mast Wednesday in the ultimate sign of respect for the passing of former Lion Alex Karras, who died at the age of 77 in the early hours of the morning at his home in Los Angeles ...www.cbssports.com
Alex Karras, defensive lineman and actor, dies at 77
Alex Karras, defensive lineman and actor, dies at 77. He was one of the National Football League's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, bulling past offensive linemen and hounding quarterbacks.www.washingtonpost.com
Alex Karras, NFL great and 'Webster' star, dies at 77
Alex Karras, an All-Pro defensive lineman who went on to even greater fame as an actor, died Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home.www.latimes.com
Len Pasquarelli: Lions legend, actor Alex Karras dies at age 77
In an era when NFL interior defensive linemen typically are 300-pound-plus gargantuans, Alex Karras, whose weight hovered in the 250-pound range during his 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, might be considered out of place.sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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