RIP Jim Otto

[Cowtown]

He was to O-linemen what Dick Butkus was to linebackers. There was nobody tougher.

Jim Otto, legendary Raiders center and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86

In an astounding feat, Otto played 210 straight regular-season games to begin and end his amazing career, which included 12 AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl selections and 10 All-Pro nods prior to his 1980 enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Otto was a key member of the Silver and Black's first title win in 1967, as the Raiders captured the AFL Championship en route to an appearance in Super Bowl II.

Otto played alongside a parade of fellow Hall of Famers, combining with guard Gene Upshaw to form one of the finest combinations of interior offensive linemen in league lore. He also shared a roster with HOFers George Blanda, Willie Brown, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Shell, Bob Brown, Ken Stabler and more.

 

[sutomcat]

He was to O-linemen what Dick Butkus was to linebackers. There was nobody tougher.

Jim Otto, legendary Raiders center and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86

In an astounding feat, Otto played 210 straight regular-season games to begin and end his amazing career, which included 12 AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl selections and 10 All-Pro nods prior to his 1980 enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Otto was a key member of the Silver and Black's first title win in 1967, as the Raiders captured the AFL Championship en route to an appearance in Super Bowl II.

Otto played alongside a parade of fellow Hall of Famers, combining with guard Gene Upshaw to form one of the finest combinations of interior offensive linemen in league lore. He also shared a roster with HOFers George Blanda, Willie Brown, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Shell, Bob Brown, Ken Stabler and more.

74 or 75 surgeries during his life. Check out this HBO documentary that shows what football did to Otto’s body. He would end up having one of his legs amputated later in life from the damage that was done.

 

[SWC75]

One of 18 guys who were on AFL rosters in both 1960 and 1969 and one of three who played in all 140 regular season games. They saw it all, baby.