Emil Karas

Emil Karas (December 13, 1933 – November 25, 1974) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and in the American Football League (AFL) 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 on November 25, 1974, a month before his 41st birthday.[1]

Emil Karas
No. 63, 56, 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1933-12-13)December 13, 1933
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died:November 25, 1974(1974-11-25) (aged 40)
San Diego, California
Career information
College:Dayton
NFL Draft:1959 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28
Career history
  • Washington Redskins (1959)
  • Los Angeles Chargers (1960)
  • San Diego Chargers (1961–1966)
Career highlights and awards
  • AFL champion (1963)
  • 3x AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963)
  • San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played:71
Interceptions:8
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

References

  1. "Foreign Deaths". The Bryan Times. November 26, 1974.



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