Alex Karras Football Cards

Players > K > Alex Karras

To see a large picture of any card (or stamp, sticker, etc.) in the Gallery, click on the small picture or the title. To estimate a card's value, click the Recent Sales link in the eBay Searches column and look for cards in the same condition as yours.

Picture	Set	#	Card	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Est. NM Value (?)	eBay Searches
	1959 Topps	103	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Rookie card Karras played 12 seasons in the NFL, all with the Lions.	$23	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1961 Topps	35	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Karras finished second to John David Crow in voting for the 1957 Heisman Trophy. See my page of football cards of Heisman Trophy candidates.	$7	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1962 Post Cereal	50	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957		$20	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1962 Topps	58	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Karras and Paul Hornung were suspended for the 1963 season for betting on NFL games.	$14	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1964 Kahns	21	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Karras's nickname was "The Mad Duck." See Nearmint's blog for other players with "mad" nicknames.		Current Listings Recent Sales
	1966 Philadelphia	69	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Double print	$7	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1968 Topps	130	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957		$8	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1968 Topps Stand Up	11	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Karras is the only defensive player in this set of 22 cards.		Current Listings Recent Sales
	1969 Glendale Stamps	114	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Karras's brother Ted played for the Rams, Lions, Bears, and Steelers. His brother Lou played for the Redskins.		Current Listings Recent Sales
	1969 Topps	123	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957		$9	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1969 Topps 4-in-1	48	Russell - Johnson - Karras - Matheson							Current Listings Recent Sales
			Randy Johnson	Atlanta Falcons	quarterback	Texas A and I
			Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957
			Bob Matheson	Cleveland Browns	linebacker	Duke
			Andy Russell	Pittsburgh Steelers	linebacker	Missouri
	1970 Kelloggs	13	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	After football, Karras became an actor. His most memorable roles were Mongo in Blazing Saddles and George Papadapolis in the TV show Webster.	$3	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1970 Topps	249	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Karras was married to actress Susan Clark.	$4	Current Listings Recent Sales
	1971 Topps	41	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	defensive tackle	Iowa	College Hall of Fame 1991, Outland Trophy 1957	Due to a knee injury, Karras was released before the start of the 1971 season.	$6	Current Listings Recent Sales