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Title: Ex-Lions great Alex Karras suffering from kidney failure
Post by: arce1988 on October 08, 2012, 08:44:43 PM
http://www.freep.com/article/20121008/SPORTS01/121008090/detroit-lions-alex-karras-kidney-failure?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp


RIP for when he goes    :(


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. “(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.

“He said, ‘I want to go home,’ so knowing Alex she made arrangements for him. She talked to me Saturday morning waiting for the ambulance to take him home with her daughter and she was going to let me know. Well, I couldn’t get in touch with her yesterday or Saturday and she called me this morning, said, ‘It doesn’t look too good, Tommy. They’re talking probably a couple days.’
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Gregzs on October 08, 2012, 10:35:09 PM
 :'(

I'm sorry to see people go out like this. May he rest in peace.
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Nails on October 08, 2012, 10:38:08 PM
He is 77 yrs old, what more does he want??? Shit we all want to live forever but that ain't happening.

He will always be know as the fake mr druman in Webster
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: jwb on October 08, 2012, 10:40:12 PM
77 is pretty good for a big guy.
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Desolate on October 09, 2012, 01:05:09 AM
A damn fine football player.

He was great in Porky's and Against All Odds. 8)

RIP, Alex. :(
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on October 09, 2012, 05:17:26 AM
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on October 09, 2012, 05:18:32 AM
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: funk51 on October 09, 2012, 07:51:35 AM
Quote from: arce1988 on October 08, 2012, 08:44:43 PM
http://www.freep.com/article/20121008/SPORTS01/121008090/detroit-lions-alex-karras-kidney-failure?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp


RIP for when he goes    :(
sorry to hear this :(
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: WOOO on October 09, 2012, 07:58:14 AM
copy and paste

i ain't clickin on nothin
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: tommywishbone on October 09, 2012, 08:17:27 PM
Miler Lite this Saturday night.
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Nails on October 10, 2012, 08:07:06 AM
PIP

Died this Morning




(http://laist.com/attachments/lindsayrebecca/alex-karras-webster.jpg)
Title: Re: RIP
Post by: Powerlift66 on October 10, 2012, 08:21:03 AM
He's dead Jim...