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Message: [QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 5082670, member: 2350"] He was to O-linemen what Dick Butkus was to linebackers. There was nobody tougher. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-otto-legendary-raiders-center-and-pro-football-hall-of-famer-dies-at-86[/URL] 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. [/QUOTE]