IOWA CITY, Iowa — Long before Alex Karras was known as the Mad Duck, Mongo and George Papadopolis, one of history’s greatest college football players was called “a Greaseball” by an Iowa ...

Remembering Alex Karras: Detroit Lions star was a character long before he portrayed 'Mongo' Published: Oct. 10, 2012, 10:08 p.m. By . The Sporting News; ...

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.

An undersized defensive tackle, Karras was quick, relentless -- and outspoken. Though not in the Hall of Fame, Karras made four Pro Bowls and the 1960s All-Decade team. In college at Iowa, he won ...

Karras, the son of a Greek immigrant doctor and a Canadian nurse, grew up in Gary, Indiana and seemed destined to play football. Two older brothers, Lou and Ted, made the NFL ahead of Alex, and ...

Alex Karras, a menacing defensive lineman in college and the NFL who showed a deft comedic touch in films including Blazing Saddles, the 1980s family sitcom Webster and as a commentator on Monday ...

Alex Karras hosted “Saturday Night Live” in early February 1985. Shown here, during a rehearsal on Jan. 31, 1985, are Karras, Billy Crystal (in character as “Fernando”) and Tina Turner.

Alex Karras passed away at 77 years old Wednesday, ... He may have been one of the greatest college football players of all time, ...

Alex is Ted's great uncle, as Ted's grandfather — Ted Karras Sr. — was brothers with Alex. Ted Karras III is one of the many members of the Karras clan to play in the NFL.

Alex Karras and George Plimpton wrestled each ... Baseball and from that one episode of ‘The Simpsons’ where he tries to talk Lisa into throwing a spelling bee for a college scholarship and ...

A dozen seasons as one of the most feared pass rushers in the NFL turned out to be just an opening act for Alex Karras. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.