# Mongo no longer pawn in game of life - dead at 77

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 10, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongo-no-longer-pawn-in-game-of-life-dead-at-77/637314 "2012-10-10T15:33:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongo-no-longer-pawn-in-game-of-life-dead-at-77/637314/1 "2012-10-10T15:33:01Z")

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Any way you could ask for a title change to insert “Alex Karras” in front of “dead at 77”?

Just seems a bit disrespectful not to use the man’s real name here. Yes, that was Alex’ most famous role, but Mongo isn’t who he was.