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American football player (1933–1974)

American football player

Emil Karas

No. 63, 56, 58

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Personal information

Born:

(1933-12-13)December 13, 1933
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died:

November 25, 1974(1974-11-25) (aged 40)
San Diego, California, U.S.

Career information

College:

NFL draft:

1959 / round: 3 / pick: 28

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	71
Interceptions:	8
Fumble recoveries:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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. He died of pancreatic cancer on November 25, 1974, at age 40.

References

v t e Washington Redskins 1959 NFL draft selections
Don Allard Emil Karas Jim Wood Bob Wetoska Jim McFalls Don Lawrence Mitch Ogiego Jim Kenney Gene O'Pella Dick Haley Ron Togh Jerry Marciniak Roger Wypyszynski Bill Shoemake Kurt Schwarz Fred Hood Dick Splain Jim Healy Joe Kapp Bobby Lauder Homer Brewer Mel Reight Art Gob Clarence Alexander George Darrah Bob Sargent Gene Grabosky Norm Odyniec Bill Austin Don Lockwood Jim Colclough

v t e Los Angeles Chargers 1960 inaugural season roster
3 Ben Agajanian 15 Jack Kemp 17 Bob Laraba 19 Bob Clatterbuck 20 Fred Ford 20 Jesse Thomas 23 Paul Lowe 26 Jimmy Sears 27 Charlie McNeil 27 Ron Waller 28 Royce Womble 29 Doyle Nix 33 Blanche Martin 34 Bob Zeman 35 Bob Garner 36 Dick Harris 37 Howie Ferguson 41 Charlie Flowers 44 Trusse Norris 45 Henry Wallace 50 Ben Donnell 51 Rommie Loudd 52 Don Rogers 53 Charlie Brueckman 54 Ron Botchan 56 Emil Karas 57 Al Bansavage 57 Hubert Bobo 60 John Kompara 66 Fred Cole 67 Charlie Kempinska 68 Orlando Ferrante 69 Al Barry 70 Volney Peters 71 Dick Chorovich 72 Sam DeLuca 74 Ron Mix 75 Ernie Wright 76 Gary Finneran 80 Ron Nery 81 Maury Schleicher 82 Ralph Anderson 83 Dave Kocourek 84 Paul Maguire 87 Howard Clark 88 Don Norton 89 Art Gob Head coach Sid Gillman Al Davis Chuck Noll Jack Faulkner Joe Madro

v t e San Diego Chargers 1963 AFL champions
18 Tobin Rote 19 Lance Alworth 20 Gerry McDougall 21 John Hadl 22 Keith Lincoln 23 Paul Lowe 24 Keith Kinderman 25 Dick Westmoreland 27 Charlie McNeil 29 Jerry Robinson 36 Dick Harris 38 Jacque MacKinnon 39 George Blair 40 Bobby Jackson 43 Gary Glick 47 Bud Whitehead 50 Chuck Allen 52 Don Rogers 55 Frank Buncom 56 Emil Karas 57 Bobby Lane 60 Sam DeLuca 61 Ernie Park 64 Pat Shea 65 Sam Gruneisen 74 Ron Mix 75 Ernie Wright 76 Henry Schmidt 77 Ernie Ladd 78 Walt Sweeney 79 George Gross 82 Bob Mitinger 83 Dave Kocourek 84 Paul Maguire 85 Bob Petrich 86 Earl Faison 88 Don Norton 89 Reggie Carolan Head coach Sid Gillman Coaches Walt Hackett Joe Madro Chuck Noll Bones Taylor

v t e Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame
Chuck Allen Lance Alworth Bobby Beathard Rolf Benirschke Darren Bennett Frank Buncom Gill Byrd Wes Chandler Don Coryell Fred Dean Speedy Duncan Earl Faison Dan Fouts Gary Garrison Antonio Gates Sid Gillman John Hadl Barron Hilton Stan Humphries Gary "Big Hands" Johnson Charlie Joiner Emil Karas Louie Kelcher Ernie Ladd Bob Laraba Keith Lincoln Paul Lowe Don Macek Jacque MacKinnon Ron Mix Leslie O'Neal George Pernicano Bobby Ross Junior Seau Walt Sweeney LaDainian Tomlinson Russ Washington Ed White Doug Wilkerson Jamal Williams Kellen Winslow