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Alex Karras
Alexander George Karras
Position: DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 248 lbs.
Born: July 15, 1935 in Gary, IN
College: Iowa
4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1958 Draft
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1958 | 23 | DET | LDT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | 24 | DET | LDT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960*+ | 25 | DET | LDT | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961*+ | 26 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962* | 27 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1964 | 29 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1965*+ | 30 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 31 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 32 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 33 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 34 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 | 35 | DET | LDT | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 161 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1958 | 23 | DET | LDT | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | |||||
| Career | 161 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962* | 27 | DET | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Career | 161 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
GlossaryPro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1960 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1960 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1960 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1961 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1962 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1962 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1962 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1964 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1966 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1966 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1967 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |