Emil Karas

Emil Karas

No. 63, 56, 58
Position:	Linebacker
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:	Dayton
NFL draft:	1959 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28
Career history
Washington Redskins (1959) Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers (1960–1966)
Career highlights and awards
AFL champion (1963) 3× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963) Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 71 Interceptions: 8 Fumble recoveries: 1
Player stats at PFR

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.^[1]

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