Karras played his entire NFL career with the Lions before retiring in 1970 at age 35. He was a firstteam AllPro in 1960, 1961 and 1965, and he made the Pro Bowl four times. He missed the 1963 season when he was suspended by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle in a gambling probe.Above the soda machine that sells Cokes for 50 cents, a television is tuned to daytime fare you haven't seen in years. (Family Feud is still on the air?) The decor is mostly yellowed photos of local sports stars. There are only three hydraulic chairs inside the shop.

When I was captain, he was my firstpick player, because whether he got 6 for 20 or 0 for 150 not that that ever happened, because he'll tell you that! he would be exactly the same. Still charging in for you, he would bowl and bowl and bowl, and we literally had to rip the ball out of his hand to give him a rest. He was high class..But, hey, I've seen big strongarmed guys like Bray go earlier than I project. I'm looking at him as a third or