“The entire Detroit Lions family is deeply saddened to learn of the news regarding the condition of one of our all-time greats, Alex Karras,” Lions President Tom Lewand said. “Perhaps no player in Lions history attained as much success and notorietyFormer Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras suffered kidney failure recently and only has a few days to live.The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported Monday that the former All-Pro defensive lineman and actor has kidney failure and has been given only a few days to live.For entertainment buffs, the name Alex Karras recalls a kindly father on the hit TV series Webster, or Mongo, a giant brawler that knocked out a horse with.Friends of Alex Karras say the former NFL great suffered kidney failure in the last two weeks and has been given only a few days to live. Tom McInerney, a Detroit-area car dealer and a friend of Karras' since the 1950s, said Karras' wife, Susan Clark
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