Jim Otto, the Hall of Fame center known as 'Mr. Raider' for his durability through a litany of injuries, has died.
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 â a play on his name, 'Aught-oh' â 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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