DETROIT — Alex Karras was one of the NFL’s most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, a player who hounded quarterbacks and bulled past opposing linemen.

DETROIT (AP) --- Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, a player who hounded quarterbacks and bulled past opposing linemen.

Alex is Ted's great uncle, as Ted's grandfather — Ted Karras Sr. — was brothers with Alex. Ted Karras III is one of the many members of the Karras clan to play in the NFL.

Detroit Lions d-lineman Alex Karras was a looming force in the 1960s. So why did it take so long for him to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Detroit Lions d-lineman Alex Karras was a looming force in the 1960s. So why did it take so long for him to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Better late than never, Gary native Alex Karras will be formally enshrined as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Centennial Class of 2020.

FILE – This 1971 file photo shows Detroit Lions’ Alex Karras. Better late than never, Karras will be formally enshrined as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Centennial Class of 2020 ...

A dozen NFL seasons packed with All-Pro roughhousing, easy celebrity and lots of laughs would be a fulsome career for any man. That was just Alex Karras’ opening act. Karras was a natural in ...

Alex Karras, who died at age 77 in 2012, will be formally enshrined as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Centennial Class of 2020.