All posts tagged 'Alex Karras and dementia'

Alex Karras, Among Those Suing The NFL Over Concussions, Dies At 77

Posted on October 10th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

The National Football League has one less concussion-lawsuit plaintiff to worry about. Alex Karras, a former lineman for the Detroit Lions who had a second career as a pretty good actor, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/sports/football/alex-karras-nfl-lineman-and-actor-dies-at-77.html?_r=0 According to a statement from his family..
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Ex-NFL Player And Actor Alex Karras Has New Role: Brain Injury Victim

Posted on April 14th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

After getting out of pro football, Alex Karras enjoyed a pretty good run as an actor. He played the character Mongo in Mel Brook’s hilarious spoof of Westerns, “Blazing Saddles.” And Karras played a dad in a 1980s sitcom, “Webster.” In a column Saturday, Associated Press writer Tim Dahlberg wrote..
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