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Why was Alex Karras know as The Mad Duck when he played football?
Alexander George "Alex" Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012), nicknamed "The Mad Duck", was an American football player, professional wrestler, and actor. He played football with the Detroit Lions in the National Football League from 1958–1962 and 1964–1970. As an actor, Karras is noted for his role as Mongo in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles.
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- SnidLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
It was because of his "furious approach" to football and his "savage, bustling kind of attack" that he earned the name The Mad Duck according to George Plimpton the author of "Paper Lion" and "Mad Ducks and Bears". This quote leads me to believe that Plimpton may have had something to do with him getting the nick name but I can't find anywhere that it actually says that.
