The world of Pro Football, America, and the Las Vegas (Oakland) Raiders lost a true Icon in the great Jim Otto early this morning.
Very early Sunday morning, the world lost an AFL, and NFL superstar, American Icon, and Raiders legend when the great Jim Otto passed away.one of the greatest and most Iconic football players ever
In one of his last interviews, Otto told me of being a Raider: "To me it was hit or be hit, and be the best that you can be. That is what I always wanted to be. I also naturally wanted to be a great football player. It was a type of thing that I could always look back at my high school coach and he would say 'Otto, don't get yout butt beat, you gotta go and beat them,' and I did.
Ever the winner, Otto was beloved by Hollywood superstars and common fans. Raider Nation idolized the man, while football fans around the world, of every team, admired him and respected him.
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