How can the story of Alex Karras and the Detroit Lions serve as a source of pride for the city?

Oct 10, 2012 ... AP fileAlex Karras first found fame as a football player with the Detroit Lions. ... ESPN alone must employ 793 ex-NFL players as on-air ... Aug 6, 2021 ... In April 1963 the NFL suspended Hornung, the Packers halfback, for the exact same act: wagering on football. And he wasn't the only star player ... Oct 11, 2012 ... Karras, 77, had kidney disease, heart disease, stomach cancer, and dementia, his family said. He was among the more than 3,500 former players ... Aug 5, 2017 ... Alex Karras; Leo Nomellini; Art Donovan; Charlie Krueger. Of that group of five, three (Olsen, Nomellini and Donovan) are in the Pro Football ... Karras dabbled in acting during his NFL career, playing himself in the 1968 movie "Paper Lion," based on George Plimpton's non-fiction ... Oct 10, 2012 ... Karras - who earlier this year joined a class-action suit by former National Football League players who said the NFL did not do enough to ... NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle indefinitely suspends Green Bay's Paul Hornung and Detroit's Alex Karras for betting on NFL games ... player bet as much as $500 on ... Feb 13, 2017 ... Alex Karras played football for twelve seasons with the Detroit Lions from 1958 through 1962 and again from 1964 through 1970. One week ... Alex Karras was an American football player, wrestler, and author. Born on July 15, 1935, in Gary, Indiana, Karras rose to fame as a dominant defensive ... Oct 11, 2012 ... He was among the more than 3,500 former players who are suing the NFL in relation to the long-term damage caused by concussions and repeated ...