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 sitcom ''Webster'' or the big cowboy who famously punched out a
horse in ''Blazing Saddles.''
The rugged player, who anchored the Detroit Lions'
defense and then made a successful transition to an acting career, with
a stint along the way as a commentator on ''Monday Night Football,''
died Wednesday. He was 77.
Karras had recently suffered kidney failure and been diagnosed with
dementia. The Lions also said he had suffered from heart disease and,
for the last two years, stomach cancer. He died at home in Los Angeles
surrounded by family members, said Craig Mitnick, Karras' attorney.
''Perhaps no player in Lions history attained as much success and
notoriety for what he did after his playing days as did Alex,'' Lions
president Tom Lewand said.
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