Karras, in his Lions days. (NFL - AP) Alex Karras — the Detroit Lion who became as well known for his acting as he did for his defensive efforts on the football field — died Wednesday after suffering from kidney failure and other ailments, includingAlex Karras, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who later worked as a "Monday Night Football" co-host and parlayed his hulking strength into a Hollywood acting career, died Wednesday. He was 77. Karras died at his Los Angeles home, hisAlex Karras, who starred on the long-running '80s sitcom Webster after his successful NFL career with the Detroit Lions, died today. "After a heroic fight with kidney disease, heart disease, dementia and for the last two years,karras.jpg. Alex Karras (left), shown here in November 1975 with fellow Monday night football broadcasters Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford, enjoyed a long career as a broadcaster and actor after he retired from the NFL's Detroit Lions after the 1970Alex Karras, a fierce and relentless All-Pro lineman for the Detroit Lions whose irrepressible character frequently placed him at odds with football's authorities but led to a second career as an actor on television and in the movies, died Wednesday at
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