Alex Karras
Alexander George Karras "The Mad Duck"
Born: July 15, 1935
Gary, IN USA
Deceased: October 10, 2012
Los Angeles, CA
Position: DT
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 248
College: Iowa
High School: Emerson (Gary, IN)
Career: 1958-1970
Drafted: 1958 in Round 1, #10 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020
Alex Karras played from 1958 to 1970 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Karras accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
