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RagAss

(13,832 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2012, 12:25 PM Oct 2012

If you want to learn about Alex Karas as a football player...

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

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If you want to learn about Alex Karas as a football player... (Original Post) RagAss Oct 2012 OP

I just found out he's not in the HOF joeybee12 Oct 2012 #1

Punishment for the gambling scandal he got caught up in, I'm sure. RagAss Oct 2012 #2

He was suspended for a year for gambling. Iggo Oct 2012 #3

I dunno, Paul Hornung was suspended along with Karras. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2012 #4

Paul Hornung played on a team that won multiple championships Bluzmann57 Oct 2012 #5

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. I just found out he's not in the HOF

Reply to RagAss (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 01:08 PM

Oct 2012

That is a major oversight.

RagAss

(13,832 posts)

2. Punishment for the gambling scandal he got caught up in, I'm sure.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:32 PM

Oct 2012

Iggo

(47,561 posts)

3. He was suspended for a year for gambling.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:33 PM

Oct 2012

Some say (sorry, I really hate it when people say "some say&quot but some say that's what kept him out of the hall.

DinahMoeHum

(21,797 posts)

4. I dunno, Paul Hornung was suspended along with Karras. . .

Reply to Iggo (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 05:10 PM

Oct 2012

. . .but HE is in the HOF.

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)

5. Paul Hornung played on a team that won multiple championships

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:34 AM

Oct 2012

He won the Heisman and he is a great self promoter. I am an avid Packers fan (owner) and I'm not sure that Hornung belongs in the pro football HoF. Karras played at Iowa in the 50's, around the time I was born, and had a great career there.
I do not know this to be true, but legend has it that his first wife was originally from Clinton, IA and while in college, Karras would often walk and/or jog from Iowa City to Clinton to see her. That is a pretty good distance. If true, it's no wonder he was in good physical shape.

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