[iowamark]

Detroit Free Press story

[Pearls Before Swine]

Good luck, Mongo!

[latina4dubya]

is he the guy from Webster? how sad...

[iowamark]

[God luvs America]

one of the best and funniest interviews of all time...i heard him talk about the game against the New Orleans Saints when Tom Dempsey kicked the record for the longest field goal in NFL history which stood for a long time at 59 yards...Dempsey, you may remember, had half a foot...

Karas said, “most guys limp off the field near the end of the game- this guy limped onto the field...we all just stood around and said, the hell with it- if he makes it good for him, and it went through the uprights”...

[daler]

Only man, to my knowledge, to punch out a horse.

[TsonicTsunami08]

God bless Alex, you belong in the Hall!

[Clint N. Suhks]

He will be missed.

[hinckley buzzard]

"We know Alex first and foremost as one of the cornerstones to our Fearsome Foursome defensive line of the 1960s and also as one of the greatest defensive linemen to ever play in the NFL," Lewand said,

I loved Karras, why isn't he on dialysis?

Oh and BTW, IDK who this Lewand a--hole is, but the only "Fearsome Foursome of the sixties" was the Front Four for the Los Angeles Rams: Rosie Grier, Lamar Lundy, Deacon Jones, and Merlin Olsen.

That's the end of that story right there.

[Larry Lucido]

Prayers up.

[Moonman62]

Mongo sad.

[Ken H]

'Now go on. Get the f___ out of here.'

[Nifster]

not just a great football player but I really loved his acting. His role as George Zaharias in Babe (the story of Babe Didrickson Zaharias) was one of the best preformances I have ever seen

[PDGearhead]

Prayers up for him and family.

[Chances Are]

He can’t have any complaints. He had a very long moment in the sun.

CA....

[Ken H]

Did anyone see him on the Tonight Show back in the 70s?

Karras was smoking a cigar, with Tony Randall sitting to his right. Tony says to Johnny Carson, 'Would you please tell him not to smoke?' Karras then said to Johnny, 'Tell Mr. Randall I'm 6'2" and weigh 220 lbs. I'll smoke where I want.'

[The KG9 Kid]

Mongo only pawn... In game of life.

[Ann Archy]

Loved Webster....was that his real life wife on that show?? I think she was.

[Dick Bachert]

As I recall, his nickname was “The Mad Duck” due to his ambling waddle when he walked.
Great player and very funny guy.
Mongo will be missed but he's headed to a far better place and will be spared having to watch the final collapse of the nation he loved.

[equaviator]

Of all the Detroit Lions I can remember, Alex Karras's style of play most reminded me of the Lions logo. Agrrrrresive! I wish I could have met him in person.

[blueunicorn6]

He told the story about being in a game , pre-season I think, and it was really hot. The Lions were way behind and he just wanted the game to be over. So, he decided to get into a fight and get tossed out of the game. I forget who was playing across from him, but he said something about the guy’s mother. The fight was on and they both were ejected from the game. After the game Karras was in an elevator going to the hotel bar for a cold one. The elevator stopped at a floor and there was the offensive lineman he’d insulted. Karras wasn’t really that big for a lineman and the other guy was huge. He said the guy got in the elevator and as it started down the guy pushed the stop button and proceeded to teach Karras about insulting people’s mother. I always thought Karras looked like he was having fun and never took himself too seriously.