Karras suffering from kidney failure and given few days to live The 77-year-old is one of more than 3,000 former players suing the NFL Friends of Alex Karras say the former Lions great suffered ...

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 the best ...

Alex Karras, a bull-necked defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who chased NFL quarterbacks on muddy fields more than 50 years ago but was ahead of his time as a multimedia personality ...

Alex Karras spent his entire NFL career with the Lions before retiring in 1970 at age 35. David Boss/US Presswire Clark has said he was formally diagnosed with dementia several years ago and has ...

But back in 1963, the NFL wasn't comfortable with Alex Karras' relationship with the Lindell A.C., known as one of America's first sports bars. The Lions' then-three-time Pro Bowl defensive ...

Lions’ management and Rozelle frowned upon Karras’ association with the saloon ... “Dick called me one night and said, ‘Alex, we’re not doing very good at the box office so maybe ...

Yes, NFL historians, that family does include legendary former Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras. Just how is Ted Karras related to the Hall of Famer? Here's what to know about the connection ...

Defensive tackle Alex Karras said something along the lines of, “What’s wrong with you, kid?” That annoyed Dad. Lions history: Briggs Stadium, the 49ers, Browns and the '57 championship game ...

Paul Hornung and Alex Karras stand as the two biggest names in ... while Karras was a dominant defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. However, both players' careers took a dramatic turn when ...