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Alex Karras, Former NFL Star And Actor, Dies
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| 10/10/12
| Mark Memmott
Posted on 10/10/2012 10:49:04 AM PDT by iowamark
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RIP
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posted on
10/10/2012 10:49:13 AM PDT
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iowamark
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10/10/2012 10:50:49 AM PDT
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iowamark
To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
Alex Karras has passed.
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posted on
10/10/2012 10:52:37 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: iowamark
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posted on
10/10/2012 10:53:13 AM PDT
by
arrogantsob
(The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
To: iowamark
RIP Mongo.
He was just slightly before my time, but he is a Detroit Lion!!
To: iowamark
Prayers up for his family.
/johnny
To: iowamark
Loved watching this guy on the field and off....
What a Great man...he will be missed.
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posted on
10/10/2012 10:57:49 AM PDT
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thingumbob
(I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
To: iowamark
Loved watching this guy on the field and off....
What a Great man...he will be missed.
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posted on
10/10/2012 10:58:02 AM PDT
by
thingumbob
(I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
Against all odds! A flawed classic from the 80's with one of the best movie scores from the period (the title song doesn't come till the closing credits).
Alex Karras plays Sully, who, if I'm not wrong, dies from a gun shot by the extraordinarily beatiful Rachel Ward.
One of the best "chase" scenes ever involving Woods and Bridges.
Don't forget Kid creole and his coconuts.
Beach Volleyball before it was hip!
RIP Mr. Karras
To: iowamark
Mr. Karras was probably one of the original teddy bear NFL players. He was a great player and an acceptable actor.
He was smart, kind, funny and generous and gave us all lots of fond memories.
Thank you, Alex. And, may God comfort your loved ones with the knowledge that you were a positive influence on so many people.
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posted on
10/10/2012 11:09:50 AM PDT
by
DustyMoment
(Congress - another name for white collar criminals!!)
To: arrogantsob
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posted on
10/10/2012 11:13:59 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: Jakarta ex-pat
Yup, Alex Karras was great in “Against All Odds.” Flawed only in the sense that it was implausible. But exciting and well-done given the ridiculous plot.
To: EEGator
Even though I as a fanatic Bears fan, I thought Karras was great (when he wasn’t on top of Bill Wade). He definitely was a man who followed his own star, a free spirit (like Hornug) and man of many talents.
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10/10/2012 11:17:21 AM PDT
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arrogantsob
(The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
To: DustyMoment
And GREAT in the Garner/Andrews musical “Victor/Victoria” as Jim Garner’s gay body guard.
To: All
He uttered one of the greatest movie lines in all of history, “Mongo only pawn in the game of life.”
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posted on
10/10/2012 11:19:39 AM PDT
by
Turbo Pig
(...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
To: arrogantsob
Or Webster’s adoptive dad.
To: arrogantsob
It stinks when the good ones go, but he’s in a better place now.
It said he had dementia. I wonder if he sustained lots of concussions during his NFL career...
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10/10/2012 11:22:19 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: iowamark
I saw him on Carson one night. Truman Capote was also on and got his panties in a wad over Alex smoking a cigar. Needless to say, Alex was not very intimidated and kept his stogy.
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posted on
10/10/2012 11:29:50 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
To: iowamark
A Hawkeye great from the Forest Evashevski Rose Bowl years. Karras was winner of the Outland Trophy and Heisman Trophy runner up.
He came from the days when college football played “single platoon,” but there was never any doubt where he liked to play.
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posted on
10/10/2012 11:30:33 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
To: EEGator
They just called it “having your bell rung” back then. Charming, eh?
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posted on
10/10/2012 11:31:14 AM PDT
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arrogantsob
(The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
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