Anyone remember Alex Karras?

[j2k4]

I remember him from his playing days - he always gave the Packers fits.

He was a bad mofo on the field.

Gonna say some prayers.

'Webster' star and Detroit Lions legend Alex Karras near death | Fox News

[93STLTH]

"Mongo just pawn, in game of life"

[j2k4]

"Mongo just pawn, in game of life"

I loved that movie.

Karras was actually pretty damned intelligent.

[IPD]

wow. so that's where i know him from. never saw him play. saw blazing saddles about 50 times though.

[j2k4]

Ah, he's passed.

RIP, big guy.

[EZnTn]

RIP Mongo
I remember his football days
Formidable

[j2k4]

RIP Mongo
I remember his football days
Formidable

Jerry Kramer still has bad dreams from that 1963 Thanksgiving game.

[93STLTH]

He's probably the greatest of the old time players who's not in the Hall of Fame. He had some gambling problems that kept him out. Now with his passing, he'll most likely get voted in.
Also, forgot he played the sherriff in Porky's.

[j2k4]

He's probably the greatest of the old time players who's not in the Hall of Fame. He had some gambling problems that kept him out. Now with his passing, he'll most likely get voted in.

Agreed.

Paul Hornung was similarly tainted by the gambling scandal, and he's been in the HOF for many years.

Time to make things right, I'd say.



Side note about Porky's - the director, Bob Clark, was the brother-in-law of a fellow I used to work with.

Clark was killed by a drunken-driver several years ago.