Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras (born July 15, 1935 in Gary, Indiana) is a former football player and actor best known for being on the Detroit Lions (1958-1971) and for his role on the ABC sitcom Webster (alongside his real-life wife Susan Clark) as the titular character's adoptive father.

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July 15 - 1935 - Gary, Indiana - Football - Actor - Detroit Lions - 1958 - 1971 - ABC - Sitcom - Webster - Susan Clark

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During his NFL career he, along with Packer great Paul Hornung, was suspended for one season (1963) for gambling. He later figured prominently in a George Plimpton sports book, Paper Lion.

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NFL - Packer - Paul Hornung - 1963 - Gambling - George Plimpton - Sport - Book - Paper Lion

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He was a commentator and analyst in Monday Night Football from 1974 to 1976, being replaced by returning "MNF" original commentator, Don Meredith. He also played a minor role in Blazing Saddles as the sheriff's deputy "Mongo"; in one especially memorable scene, he knocks out a horse with one punch. He also appeared as the Sheriff, Porky's brother, in Porky's and as western settler Hans Brumbaugh in Centennial. He also played a bodyguard named "Squash" in the movie Victor/Victoria.

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Monday Night Football - 1974 - 1976 - Don Meredith - Blazing Saddles - Sheriff's deputy - Horse - Porky's - Centennial - Victor/Victoria

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Sometime in the 70's he played a backwoods boy turned Olympic weightlifter named Hugh Ray Feather.

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