What was Alex Karras' playing style like?

Actor and Football Player Alex Karras, July 17, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. Oct 23, 2021 ... The history of the NFL is filled with players who were brutes on the field but gentle off of it. Alex Karras was one such player. Karras was a ... 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 ... 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 ... Oct 10, 2012 ... Alex Karras, the former NFL Pro Bowl ... That effort started during his football career when he played himself in the film Paper Lion. Oct 11, 2012 ... Alex Karras played himself and was so believable that he was soon offered other roles in movies and TV shows. He began his writing career after ... Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. 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 ... Karras, a Gary, Ind. native who was the tenth overall pick in 1958, played his entire 12-year career with the Lions, and was named an All-Pro three times. DETROIT (AP) - Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, a player who hounded quarterbacks and bulled past ...