James Edwin Otto was born on January 5,1938 and is an American former professional football player who played as a center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League and National Football League for 15 seasons.
18 Facts About Jim Otto
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Jim Otto played college football at the University of Miami for the Miami Hurricanes.
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Jim Otto was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, his first year of eligibility.
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Jim Otto played college football in south Florida at the University of Miami, where he joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
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Jim Otto was drafted by the proposed Minneapolis franchise of the new American Football League.
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Jim Otto then signed with the Raiders and played for the entire ten years of the league's existence and five years beyond.
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Jim Otto was issued jersey number 50 for the AFL's inaugural season, 1960, but switched to his familiar 00 the next season.
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Jim Otto worked diligently to build his body up to his playing weight of 255 pounds.
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Jim Otto was the last member of the Oakland Raiders inaugural team from 1960 to retire.
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Jim Otto was one of only twenty players to play for the entire ten-year existence of the American Football League, and one of only three players to play in all of his team's AFL games.
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Jim Otto was selected as The Sporting News All-League center from 1960 through 1969.
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Jim Otto was named the starting center on the AFL All-Time Team.
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Jim Otto was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980, the first year he was eligible.
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Jim Otto's body was punished greatly during his NFL career, resulting in nearly 74 operations, including 28 on his knee and multiple joint replacements.
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Jim Otto's joints became riddled with arthritis, and he developed debilitating back and neck problems.
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Jim Otto eventually had to have his right leg amputated on August 1,2007.
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Jim Otto discussed his sports injuries as well as the concussions issue in a 2013 Frontline interview for "League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis".
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Jim Otto was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.