Alex Karras has died.

[madamesilverspurs]

Goodbye, Mongo. RIP


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[MannyGoldstein]

1. No longer a pawn in the game of life

Best wishes for the big guy.

[lastlib]

26. Pawn promoted to king...

We'll miss ya, Mongo--the horse forgives you.

[bigwillq]

2. RIP

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Peace be with you.

[Ninga]

4. I remember his play for the Detroit Lions. Loved him! RIP

[MrScorpio]

5. Rest in power, Number 71 nt

[jsr]

6. R.I.P.

[El Supremo]

7. Hans "Potatoes" Brumbaugh

In Centennial

[MADem]

8. What a shame. Kidney failure, apparently.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57529626/alex-karras-former-star-nfl-lineman-and-actor-dies-at-77/

I feel old.

[rhett o rick]

9. I loved Alex on Monday Night Football a long time ago. nm

[joeybee12]

10. RIP Mongo

[niyad]

11. requiescat in pacem, alex.

just watched him in one of my favourites-- "victor/victoria", and will always remember him from "babe"

always liked him.

[catchnrelease]

20. Yes!

I was going to post that he was super in Victor/Victoria (also one of my favorites). Played James Garner's gay bodyguard. RIP

[progressoid]

12. - - -

[RagAss]

13. If you want to know about Alex Karas the football player....

Read "Mad Ducks and Bears" by George Plimpton.
Rest in Peace, Mad Duck !

[Botany]

14. So long Mongo

He was one of the good ones.

[SidDithers]

15. Mongo, sad...nt

Sid

[nolabear]

16. Cross easy, big man.

[OldDem2012]

17. R.I.P., Alex. nt.

[Blue_Tires]

18. r.i.p.

A great player...

[Are_grits_groceries]

19. By Mongo!

You were really a knight in disguise. RIP!

[Missycim]

21. RIP MONGO

Blazing saddles is without a doubt one of the top 10 funniest movies ever!!!!

[99Forever]

22. RIP Big Guy

[Ganja Ninja]

23. RIP Alex

“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.” - Alex Karras

[klook]

24. That's a fantastic quote

This is a great message and I hope it will be remembered as the lasting legacy of Alex Karras. He was obviously a hell of a lot more than "pawn in game of life"!

[Bluenorthwest]

25. Such a great spirit and a funny man, I hear he was good at football too...

sad news...

[Doctor_J]

27. Great football player, great sould, great liberal

happy hereafter, though I doubt he was a believer

[Sugarcoated]

28. Safe travels Mr. Karras

[oswaldactedalone]

29. When New Orleans' Saint Tom Dempsey

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kicked the game winning 63 yard field goal to beat Karras's Lions on the last play of the game, Karras commented after the game, "We couldn't figure out what they were doing trying a FG from that far out. We laughed at them for the first 62 yards."

This occurred when the goal posts were still on the goal line rather than the end line. The funny thing about it was that the Saints was an absolute joke of a franchise in those days and their coach thought they had moved the ball to the Lions' 44 and had a 51 yard FG try. He didn't realize until later that they hadn't crossed the 50.

[malaise]

30. RIP Mongo

[DiverDave]

31. huh-huh, mongo straight...

The best line ever...well, Buck Henry telling the Samurai tailor "right side" is up there too

[Kurovski]

32. in 1980, I appreciated that he would stand up to play a gay character in "Victor/Victoria".

K&R

[Surya Gayatri]

33. Unsung comedic genius and gentle giant...

Mongo is riding that brahma bull through heaven's gate.