Posted on 10/10/2012 10:49:04 AM PDT by iowamark
I never watched that show but it had a long run.
Just a cute way for saying brain damage. Charming indeed.
Butkus, Nitschke, and Karras...the best 3 middle linebackers in the history of the game.
Loud mouth.
Denverites still WAITING for him to walk back to Detroit ! ! Wings don’t count in this game.
Guess he could never admit his mouth overruled his ability.
That was when Hall of Famer Floyd Little was rookie member on first AFL team to defeat an NFL team and changed the game forever.
God bless you, Mr. Karras. I am praying for your family.
Hmmmm... Karras wasn't a linebacker. He was a Defensive Tackle.
Now you could have added Joe Schmitt, who played MLB for the Lions during Karras' career, to your list.
Anyway... RIP to Alex.
... except Mr. Karras was a tackle, not a linebacker. The guy right behind him, the middle linebacker, was another great, Joe Schmidt.
My bad, was a long time ago. The statement still stands for the other two though.
“No, no. Don’t shoot him. If you shoot him you’ll only make him mad.”
R.I.P. Alex Karras
I also liked “Awwwwwww, Mongo straight!”
RIP Mongo.
Several have passed that played in Blazing Saddles. Mongo, Sherrif Bart {Cleavon Little}, Slim Pickens, Headly Lammar {Harvey Korman}, Gabby {Jack Starrett} the prospector, Dom DeLuise BTW Carol Arthur his wife played Harriet Johnson the school teacher {is still living}, Anne Bancroft not credited but in the church congergation, and I’m sure I miised a few. Rest in Peace Alex.
He was super as the bodyguard who came out of the closet in “Victor/Victoria” - had some very funny and touching scenes - very sad......
You left out Madeleine Kahn, who was only 54.
His wife, Susan Clark, is a big big BIG-time Lib. Don’t know if Karras was as well, or if she just liked to drop his name when speaking for Liberal causes.
In any case, RIP, Alex.
Gene Wilder is still around. I always liked him. Especially in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
Cherry Forever, is a lib?
Linebackers? How about Mike Curtis.
I really loved her. Unique talent, so funny, beautiful gal. They don’t make comediennes like that anymore, none...zero...not at all.
Yes, that is too bad! I remember his being on Johnny Carson’s show. He had a very dry sense of humor, which I really enjoyed.
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