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center to ever play professional football, the life of Jim Otto.

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We're not only exemplified by Jim Otto but for more than a decade

he was the standard of excellence by which centers were judged in professional football.

Boy that is so true.

Jim Otto, who passed away this week

at the age of 86.

I was so blessed to grow up in an era where I could watch players like Jim Otto and so many of the other great raiders and those players back in the old

AFL having season tickets to not only the Giants but the Jets to see Joe

Namath play Emerson Booser Matt Snell she Johnny Unitis play I mean I can go on and

on linebacker Mike Curtis

Bubba Paris you know that was a great error of professional football

But the guy that always stood out even though he was a offensive linemen, was Jim Otto.

Double zero, Jim Otto.

When you saw the Raiders break the huddle,

you knew that you were looking at greatness.

There are many things that I think of

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