How has the Detroit Lions' fan base remained passionate despite the team's struggles over the years?

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 ... Oct 10, 2012 ... Football player turned actor Alex Karras passed away today at the age of 77. He guest starred in “Springtime” (originally broadcast October 15th, 1974) 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 ... I knew Alex Karras from college. He was a great football player and an interesting gentleman who went far in this world. We will all miss him. Helpful. Share ... His career as a football player had come to an end, but a new one was just about to begin. Having impressed with his screen presence in "Paper Lion," Karras ... 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 ... Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, a player who hounded quarterbacks and bulled past opposing linemen. Oct 10, 2012 ... Hilarious big-screen cowboy. And in the end, a dementia victim who blamed the NFL for his illness along with thousands of former players in ... 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 ... Nov 24, 2024 ... Alex Karras Karras was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor.