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"&lt;img alt=\"1010_alex_karras_article_AP_dead_dies\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/10/10/1010-alex-karras-article-ap-dead-dies-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NFL great &lt;strong&gt;Alex Karras&lt;/strong&gt; -- who also played Mongo in \"Blazing Saddles\" -- died this morning after &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/09/alex-karras-kidney-failure-blazig-saddles/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;suffering kidney failure&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ... this according to a family spokesperson. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Karras had been battling a myriad of illnesses over the past 2 years, including kidney disease, heart disease, stomach cancer and dementia. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Karras was a punishing defensive superstar on the Detroit Lions from 1958 to 1970 ... before breaking out in Hollywood. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Besides \"Blazing Saddles,\" Karras also had a starring role on the '80s sitcom \"Webster\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was 77. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/fwNJla8WvoY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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