Emil Karas
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | December 13, 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | November 25, 1974 (aged 40) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| College | Dayton | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1959: 3rd round, 28th overall pick | ||||||||
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Emil Karas (December 13, 1933 – November 25, 1974) was an American professional football player who was a 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.[1] He died of pancreatic cancer on November 25, 1974, at age 40.[2]
References
- ↑ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Foreign Deaths". The Bryan Times. November 26, 1974.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 1974 deaths
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League announcers
- American football linebackers
- Dayton Flyers football players
- Los Angeles Chargers players
- San Diego Chargers announcers
- San Diego Chargers players
- Washington Redskins players
- People from Swissvale, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pittsburgh
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in California
- American Football League players
- American football linebacker, 1930s birth stubs