What is the importance of tradition and history in shaping the identity of the Detroit Lions?

0.02% of College Football players and coaches can claim the honor of being in the Hall. ... Alex Karras. Tackle. Alexander George Karras. Inducted 1991. Date ... Oct 10, 2012 ... The Detroit Lions standout defensive lineman of the 1960s punched a horse in "Blazing Saddles" and played a dad opposite real-life wife ... Oct 10, 2012 ... Pro football player turned actor Alex Karras, who died today at age 77, had a varied career that included a role of special significance to LGBT audiences. Oct 10, 2012 ... Webster star Alex Karras, who began his career as a football hero for the Detroit Lions, has died, the Associated Press reports. He was 77. Oct 9, 2012 ... Alex Karras' condition has deteriorated and the NFL team he played for is extending its sympathies. The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News ... 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. A panel of voters selected 10 senior-era players to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, this summer. A 1954 Emerson High School graduate, Karras was the greatest ... 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 ... Apr 30, 2024 ... But, said Thomas: “We consider him as fine a player at his position as there is in football. Naturally, we expected to pay him that way.” Karras ... Karras dabbled in acting during his NFL career, playing himself in the 1968 movie "Paper Lion," based on George Plimpton's non-fiction ...