| Emil Karas | |
| Born | December 13, 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Died | November 25, 1974 (aged 40) |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Dayton |
| NFL Draft | 1959 / Round 3 |
| Jersey #(s) | 63, 56, 58 |
| Career highlights | |
| AFL All-Star | 1961-63 |
| Honors | * AFL Champion, 1963
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| Statistics | |
| * NFL.com | |
| Teams | |
| * Washington Redskins ( 1959)
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Emil Karas (December 13, 1933 – November 1974) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and in the American Football League with the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers. He was on the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team, and an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, and 1963. Karas played college football at the University of Dayton and was drafted in the third round of the 1959 NFL Draft. He died of pancreatic cancer in November 1974, one month before his 41st birthday.[1]
Statistics[]
- Games played
- 71
- Interceptions
- 8
- Fumble recoveries
- 1
References[]
- ↑ "Foreign Deaths". The Bryan Times. November 26, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19741126&id=KcAwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-VEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=891,5088280.
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