Lions great Alex Karras near death

[GeorgeGist]

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

[Poiuyt]

1. Mongo just a pawn in game of life

Godspeed

[Ganja Ninja]

2. RIP Alex

"“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]

3. Great quote! ... Thanks

[denverbill]

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

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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