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GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2012, 10:32 AM Oct 2012

Lions great Alex Karras near death

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2012/10/08/lions-great-alex-karras-ill/1621811/

Friends of Alex Karras say the former Lions great suffered kidney failure in the last two weeks and has been given only a few days to live.

Tom McInerney, owner of McInerney's Woodhaven Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and a friend of Karras' since the 1950s, said Karras' wife, Susan Clark, told him of her husband's failing health in a 15-minute phone call this morning.

"I got a call from Susan last Wednesday or Thursday that he was in the hospital," McInerney said. &quot

His kidneys) gave out on him and legs swelled up and his ankles swelled up and arms, so she said it doesn't look good. They figured probably a couple weeks.tr

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Lions great Alex Karras near death (Original Post) GeorgeGist Oct 2012 OP

Mongo just a pawn in game of life Poiuyt Oct 2012 #1

RIP Alex Ganja Ninja Oct 2012 #2

Great quote! ... Thanks Bozita Oct 2012 #3

I came to sports to gloat over the Broncos big time comeback, on my 10,000th post no less. denverbill Oct 2012 #4

Heads up! NFL reporter gets hit in the face by football during live pre-game report argueta Oct 2012 #5

Poiuyt

(18,124 posts)

1. Mongo just a pawn in game of life

Reply to GeorgeGist (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:39 PM

Oct 2012

Godspeed

Ganja Ninja

(15,953 posts)

2. RIP Alex

Reply to GeorgeGist (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:08 PM

Oct 2012

"“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.” - Alex Karras

Bozita

(26,955 posts)

3. Great quote! ... Thanks

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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 05:36 PM

Oct 2012

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

4. I came to sports to gloat over the Broncos big time comeback, on my 10,000th post no less.

Reply to Ganja Ninja (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:07 AM

Oct 2012

I was a long-time Packers fan before moving to Denver, and still am a Packer fan, when they don't play the Broncos. Alex was a great player, and a good actor as well.

You are a good man Alex. I wish you the best.

argueta

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5. Heads up! NFL reporter gets hit in the face by football during live pre-game report

Reply to GeorgeGist (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:59 PM

Oct 2012

Heads up! NFL reporter gets hit in the face by football during live pre-game report

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