Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as “Mr. Raider” for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86.
Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as "Mr. Raider" for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died, the team confirmed Sunday night. He was 86.The cause of death was not immediately known."The Original Raider," the club said in a statement posted on the social platform X. "The personification of consistency, Jim’s influence on the American Football League and professional football as a whole cannot be overstated.
00 jersey — a play on his name, "Aught-oh" — Otto played in nine AFL All-Star games and the first three AFC-NFC Pro Bowls before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot."Throughout my career, I worked hard to continue to stay a level above everyone else," Otto once said. "Every day I walked on to the field, I was the best center. That’s the way I wanted to be. I continued to play at that level with those expectations.
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