Former Detroit Lion defensive lineman and NFL Hall of Famer Alex Karras died Wedneday at age 77 due to kidney failure.
"The Pride of the Lions" left fans with many memories on the football field, in the broadcast booth on Monday Night Football and on TV as "Webster's" dad.
His funniest and perhaps most iconic moment on screen came as Mongo in the Mel Brooks' classic "Blazing Saddles."
Alex Karras had a wonderful sense of humor and one time while doing commentary on "Monday Night Football" he said this classic as a television camera beamed a sideline shot of the 6'5", 265-pound Otis Sistrunk's steaming bald head to the nation. prompted Karras to suggest that the extraterrestrial-looking Sistrunk's alma mater was the "University of Mars.
John O
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FFR1293-289 slab side Mr Bruce body, 289 hi-po, Tremec TKO, 3-link 3.55 rear, spoked pin drive wheels, under car exhaust. A facsimile of CSX 2367.
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FFR 3378 - 503 BB, $old and missed
RCR GT40 - 1051P clone, $old
FFR 7991 - becoming a 289 FIA with a Mr. Bruce body, 331, dual quads, T-5, IRS, Trigo pin drive wheels, and Goodyear billboards http://www.bills289fia.com
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"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Frequently the justification for doing nothing is the exaggeration of lesser evils.
There's a horse in the ever-after that's been dying for some payback...
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FFR4784CP The FIRST Type 65 Coupe with a "Falk'n Bubble"
99-122 Bright Atlantic Blue S-281 S/C Convertible
11-025 Grabber Blue S302 Convertible
Life is like a dog sled race - unless you're the lead dog, the view never changes...
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"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Frequently the justification for doing nothing is the exaggeration of lesser evils.
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