https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=162633559 Alex Karras en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 08 May 2026 05:11:23 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/162633559/alex-karras A defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions in the '60s, he went on to act in <em>Blazing Saddles</em> and other movies, and to star in TV's <em>Webster</em>. Karras was 77. He suffered kidney failure. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:52:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/10/162633485/reports-alex-karras-former-nfl-star-and-actor-dies https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/10/10/162633485/reports-alex-karras-former-nfl-star-and-actor-dies A defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions in the '60s, he went on to act in Blazing Saddles and other movies, and to star in TV's Webster. Karras was 77. He suffered kidney failure.

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