Ted Karras Sr.
Appearance
No. 61, 67, 62 | |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Gary, Indiana | January 31, 1934
Died: | January 26, 2016 Crown Point, Indiana | (aged 81)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Emerson (IN) |
College: | Indiana |
Undrafted: | 1958 |
Career history | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Theodore George Karras Sr. (January 31, 1934 – January 26, 2016) was a National Football League (NFL) player. He played for nine seasons with four teams, winning a championship with the Chicago Bears in 1963 as a guard.[1] Karras played college football for Indiana University. His son, Ted Karras Jr., played college football for Northwestern University and in the NFL for the Washington Redskins in 1987 and is currently the head football coach at Walsh University. His brothers, Lou Karras and Alex Karras, also played in the NFL. His grandson, Ted Karras III, played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, played for the New England Patriots winning two Super Bowls and now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.
References
- ^ Mayer, Larry (January 29, 2016). "Ex-Bear Ted Karras passes away at 81". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2016 deaths
- American football defensive tackles
- Indiana Hoosiers football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Chicago Bears players
- Detroit Lions players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Players of American football from Gary, Indiana
- American people of Greek descent
- Karras football family
- American football defensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs