George Karras Explained

George Karras
Death Date:March 5, 2017
Player Years1:1953–1955
Player Team1:Villanova
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Years1:1960–1962
Coach Team1:Villanova (line)
Coach Years2:1963
Coach Team2:Wichita State (DL)
Coach Years3:1964
Coach Team3:UMass (defensive assistant)
Coach Years4:1965–1966
Coach Team4:Wichita State
Coach Years5:1967
Coach Team5:UMass (line)
Coach Years6:1971–1979
Coach Team6:Harvard (assistant)
Admin Years1:1983–1986
Admin Team1:Denver Broncos (scout)
Admin Years2:1987–1997
Admin Team2:Los Angeles Raiders (dir. pro pers.)
Overall Record:4–15

George Karras (c. 1929 – March 5, 2017) was an American football player, coach, scout, and executive. He served as the head football coach at Wichita State University from 1965 to 1966, compiling a record of 4–15. Karras gave Bill Parcells his first full-time coaching job while he was the Wichita State head coach.[1] He left Wichita in 1966 to be the line coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was previously been the defensive coach there before coming to Wichita in 1964. Karras played college football as a guard at Villanova University from 1953 to 1955.[2] Karras attended high school in Etna, Pennsylvania. He later worked for the United Scouting Combine and as the chief scout in the Northeastern United States for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). In 1987, he was named the director of pro personnel for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders.[3] Karras died on March 5, 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parcells: A Football Life. 9780385346375. Parcells. Bill. Demasio. Nunyo. 11 August 2015.
  2. News: Karras Is Named Coach at Wichita . . . December 15, 1964 . September 27, 2014 . .
  3. News: Katanik . Ralph . Etna's Karras is an executive with Raiders. . March 25, 1987 . September 27, 2014 . .
  4. News: Durkin. Jimmy . Raiders mourn the loss of two members of their football family; Former offensive lineman and scout Mickey Marvin and former executive George Karras both died Monday. . . March 6, 2017 . August 11, 2017 .