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    Oct 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Alex Karras dies at 77; NFL star turned actor

    Alex Karras, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who later worked as a "Monday Night Football" co-host and parlayed his hulking strength into a Hollywood acting career, died Wednesday. He was 77.
    Alex Karras, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who later worked as a "Monday Night Football" co-host and parlayed his hulking strength into a Hollywood acting career, died Wednesday. He was 77. Karras died at his Los Angeles home, his...

    Tags: Iowa Hawkeyes, Sports, Movies, Detroit Lions, Entertainment

    2. Jul 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'

    Wonder Girl
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Wonder Girl The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias Don Van Natta Jr. Little, Brown: 404 pp., $27.99 So do you know who made the Top 10 when ESPN chose its 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century? Here they are: (1) Michael Jordan....

    Tags: O.J. Simpson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jack Nicklaus, Muhammad Ali, Social Sciences

    3. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Should Gregg Williams have a place in NFL?

    He served his time Omar Kelly Sun Sentinel Gregg Williams embarrassed the NFL by serving as the architect of a violent bounty system that has been the undercurrent of football for decades. He paid the harshest penalty for Bountygate. He has served...

    Tags: Paul Hornung, National Football League, Michael Vick, Gregg Williams, Sports

    4. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  4. ¿Penn State voted AP sports story of year again

    AP Sports Writer
    NEW YORK (AP) — The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. The news broke in November 2011, with a grand jury report...

    Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Cycling, Injuries and Wounds, College Football

    5. Oct 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Watch the debate or get yer mouth shut

    Chicago has a TV choice to make tonight, between a presidential debate on foreign policy and that Bears-Lions game at Soldier Field on “Monday Night Football.” And despite what you may have told yourself, the fact that you have a digital...

    Tags: Soldier Field, Television Industry, Sports, Dick Butkus, Barack Obama

    6. Oct 13, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  6. Marian gets emotional win for Karras

    INDIANAPOLIS - His post-game message was a thank you on many levels.
    INDIANAPOLIS - His post-game message was a thank you on many levels. For one it was of praise for NAIA top-ranked Marian's marathon 45-38 victory over seventh-ranked St. Francis (IND) Saturday afternoon at St. Vincent Health Field. But for Ted Karras...

    Tags: Sports, Football

    7. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Alex Karras, former Detroit Lions lineman, actor, dies at 77

    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 opposing linemen.
    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 opposing linemen. And yet, to many people he will always be the lovable dad from the 1980s...

    Tags: Sports, Injuries and Wounds, Detroit Lions, Alzheimer's Disease, Head Injuries

    8. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Alex Karras dies at 77; actor also starred in the NFL

    Alex Karras, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who later worked as a "Monday Night Football" co-host and parlayed his hulking strength into a Hollywood acting career, died Wednesday. He was 77.
    Alex Karras, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who later worked as a "Monday Night Football" co-host and parlayed his hulking strength into a Hollywood acting career, died Wednesday. He was 77. Karras died at his Los Angeles home, his...

    Tags: Iowa Hawkeyes, Television, Paul Hornung, Sports, Movies

    9. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  9. Ex-NFL Star and 'Webster' Dad Alex Karras Dies at 77

    LOS ANGELES -- Former NFL player and actor Alex Karras died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said. He was 77.
    CNN
    LOS ANGELES -- Former NFL player and actor Alex Karras died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said. He was 77. "After a heroic fight with kidney disease, heart disease, dementia and for the last two years, stomach cancer," Karras died at his...

    Tags: Detroit Lions, Injuries and Wounds, Sports, Stomach Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease

    10. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  10. Alex Karras In Kidney Failure

    <span>It was one of Hollywood&rsquo;s biggest punches &ndash; when Mongo slugs a horse in the classic comedy &ldquo;Blazing Saddles.&rdquo; It was football player-turned-actor Alex Karras who threw that punch. Sadly, the former Lions All-Pro defensive lineman is in kidney failure and has been given only a few days to live. Lions president Tom Lewand says the franchise is deeply saddened to learn of Karras&rsquo; condition. Karras also starred in the 1980s sitcom &ldquo;Webster.&rdquo;</span>
    It was one of Hollywood’s biggest punches – when Mongo slugs a horse in the classic comedy “Blazing Saddles.” It was football player-turned-actor Alex Karras who threw that punch. Sadly, the former Lions All-Pro defensive lineman...

    Tags: Renal Failure

    11. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| WXMI

  11. Detroit Lions Legend Alex Karras Dies

    Alex Karras, the former Detroit Lion defensive tackle turned actor in the ABC sitcom "Webster," died Wednesday in his Los Angeles home following a hard-fought battle with kidney disease, heart disease, dementia and stomach cancer, according to a family spokesman.
    CNN
    Alex Karras, the former Detroit Lion defensive tackle turned actor in the ABC sitcom "Webster," died Wednesday in his Los Angeles home following a hard-fought battle with kidney disease, heart disease, dementia and stomach cancer, according to a family...

    Tags: Emmanuel Lewis, Celebrities, ABC (tv network), Stomach Cancer, Heart Disease

    12. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| CNN

  12. Ex-NFL star, actor Alex Karras dies

    Former NFL player and actor Alex Karras died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said. He was 77.
    CNN Wire
    Former NFL player and actor Alex Karras died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a family spokesman said. He was 77. "After a heroic fight with kidney disease, heart disease, dementia and for the last two years, stomach cancer," Karras died at his home, surrounded...

    Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Sports, Detroit Lions, Stomach Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease

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