Alex Karras
Alexander George Karras "The Mad Duck"
Born: July 15, 1935
Gary, IN USA
Deceased: October 10, 2012
Los Angeles, CA
Position: DT
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 248
College: Iowa
High School: Emerson (Gary, IN)
Career: 1958-1970
Drafted: 1958 in Round 1, #10 overall by the Detroit Lions
Alex Karras played from 1958 to 1970 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Karras accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
