Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions’ defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom “Webster” and famously punched a horse in the ...

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 ...

Alex Karras, one of the most intimidating NFL defensive linemen of the 1960s who later turned into a lovable dad in the 1980’s sitcome “Webster” and the lumbering Cowboys named “Mongo” in the movie ...

The passing of former Detroit Lions great Alex Karras has many expressing their thoughts on the late football player and actor. Karras, who played defensive tackle for the Lions from 1958 to 1970, ...

Alex Karras became the best known member of a football-playing family, with a career as a dominant defensive lineman in the National Football League, followed by an acting career that included notable ...

The two (ultimate) Hall of Famers were bundled into a pile some distance behind the line of scrimmage. One was groveling and the other was gasping to catch his breath. They had been dumped there in a ...

Karras, who had recently suffered kidney failure, died at home in Los Angeles surrounded by family members, said Craig Mitnick, Karras' attorney. Diagnosed with dementia, Karras in April joined the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Karras' condition has deteriorated and the NFL team he played for is extending its sympathies.The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported the former All-Pro defensive lineman ...

You might remember him as a Hawkeye. You might remember him as a Lion. And, hey, you might remember him as Mongo from "Blazing Saddles." The point is you remember Alex Karras, who died today at the ...