Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras probably would have taken even money that they would never be suspended for betting on NFL games. But they would ...

Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions' defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom "Webster" and famously punched a horse in the ...

Alex Karras, who was a star defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s and went on to gain other fame for his acting in Hollywood's Blazing Saddles and TV's Webster, has died, according to ...

In April 1963, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle indefinitely suspended Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras for betting on NFL games and associating with ...

Alex Karras, one of Iowa's greatest football players, a three-time All-Pro with the Detroit Lions and a longtime Hollywood actor, died Wednesday at his home after suffering from kidney failure, ...

Karras, who had recently suffered kidney failure, died at home in Los Angeles surrounded by family members, said Craig Mitnick, Karras' attorney. Diagnosed with dementia, Karras in April joined the ...

(Reuters) - Alex Karras, the Detroit Lions football star with the puckish personality who turned to acting and won legions of fans for punching out a horse in the movie "Blazing Saddles," died on ...