What is the legacy of the Detroit Lions franchise in the context of the NFL's history?

Aug 12, 2016 ... DETROIT — Alex Karras' condition has deteriorated and the NFL team he played for is extending its sympathies. 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 10, 2012 ... Karras played his entire NFL career with the Lions before retiring in 1970 at age 35. He was a first-team All-Pro in 1960, 1961 and 1965, and he ... 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 ... 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 ... Alex Karras ... Alexander George Karras has done it all. In football, "Mad Duck" was a two-time All-America tackle at Iowa. In 1957 he won the Outland Trophy as ... Oct 10, 2012 ... Alex Karras, a former lineman for the Detriot Lions, and later a Hollywood actor, has died at the age of 77 at his home in Los Angeles. 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 ... 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 ... He was lead plaintiff in a complaint this year against the NFL by ex-players who claim the league didn't do enough to protect them from head ...