How did Alex Karras get the part in Blazing Saddles?

Oct 10, 2012 ... He appeared in movies, TV shows and commercials, and spent three years (1974-76) in the Monday Night Football booth, once declaring, 'I'm the ... Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras ... Hornung will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. Oct 11, 2012 ... ALEX KARRAS: THE GUARDIAN OBITUARY. My obituary of Alex Karras is ... For people who do know football, Karras' career is fascinating. He ... It is a matchless recreation of pro football's wildest team in its golden era -when Bobby Layne tossed bombs on the field and got bombed off it, and the Detroit ... Jan 15, 2020 ... Karras, a Lion from 1958-70, has been voted into the Hall of Fame as part of the National Football League's 15-member Centennial Class of 2020. Oct 10, 2012 ... Alex Karras, the former NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman who went from ... Post-football, Karras compiled a long list of TV credits that ... Auction Prices for 1969 TOPPS Alex Karras - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) Auction Prices for 1971 TOPPS Alex Karras - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) A member of the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1960s, Karras was selected First-Team All-Pro four times (1960-62, 1965), Second-Team All-Pro eight times and voted ... Oct 10, 2012 ... Alex Karras, the Detroit Lions football star with the puckish personality who turned to acting and won legions of fans for punching out a ...