Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras (The Mad Duck)

Position: DT

6-2, 248lb (188cm, 112kg)

Born: July 15, 1935 in Gary, IN

Died: October 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA

College: Iowa (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 95 (233rd overall since 1960)

High School: Emerson (IN)

Draft: Detroit Lions in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2020 (Full List)

Pronunciation: \CARE-us\

Relatives: Brothers Lou Karras, Ted Karras; Greatnephew Ted Karras; Nephew Ted Karras

SUMMARY

Career

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161

AV

119

Int

Yds

TD

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty	AV
1958	23	DET	LDT	71	12	8							0	1	3	0
1959	24	DET	LDT	71	12	12							0	1	0	0
1960*+	25	DET	LDT	71	12	12													15
1961*+	26	DET	LDT	71	14	14							0	2	0	0			14
1962*	27	DET	LDT	71	14	14	1	28	0	28			0	1	0	0		1	14
1963		Missed season - Gambling suspension
1964	29	DET	LDT	71	14	14	2	7	0	5			0	1	0	0			12
1965*+	30	DET	LDT	71	14	14													13
1966	31	DET	LDT	71	14	14							0	4	0	0			11
1967	32	DET	LDT	71	14	14							0	2	0	0			13
1968	33	DET	LDT	71	14	14													8
1969	34	DET	LDT	71	14	14	1	22	0	22			0	2	0	0			11
1970	35	DET	LDT	71	13	12							0	2	0	0			8
Career					161	156	4	57	0	28			0	16	3	0		1	119

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* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

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* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

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