Jim Otto, legendary Center for the Raiders dies at 86 #00

[K-9]

3 hours ago, First Round Bust said:

from the daze of my misspent youth...Sundays...1970s football...men like Otto layed the foundation for this game...

 

1 PM games:  watching Joe Namath play in crappy Shea Stdium which looked like a high school field; bad Bills teams with OJ loose over and over....or you could watch the NFC games which in Buffalo featured the Wash Redskins and NYG  games before Dallas became "Americas Team"

 

4 PM:  teams like like the Chiefs, Chargers with that passing game, the thug Raiders playing close games over and over with George Blanda kicking game-winning field goals while playing QB at age 40+...games called by grizzled vets like Curt Gowdy and Charlie Jones and the smooth Dick Enbeg (remember Sport Challenge ?) and color analysts no one ever heard of before...

 

Then on to the Wonderful World of Disney amd Mutual of Omaha's Wlld Kingdo...then Sunday nite Sabre home games with Gil and the French Connection...over and over...year after year...

Can’t mention Curt Gowdy calling those games without also mentioning Al DeRogatis as his color man. 
 

[Beast]

Though I have no proof, I always felt Michael Conrad wore 00 in the original Longest Yard in honor of Otto.

[DeepPass]

A great, tough player and a good man.

[Paup 1995MVP]

5 hours ago, First Round Bust said:

from the daze of my misspent youth...Sundays...1970s football...men like Otto layed the foundation for this game...

 

1 PM games:  watching Joe Namath play in crappy Shea Stdium which looked like a high school field; bad Bills teams with OJ loose over and over....or you could watch the NFC games which in Buffalo featured the Wash Redskins and NYG  games before Dallas became "Americas Team"

 

4 PM:  teams like like the Chiefs, Chargers with that passing game, the thug Raiders playing close games over and over with George Blanda kicking game-winning field goals while playing QB at age 40+...games called by grizzled vets like Curt Gowdy and Charlie Jones and the smooth Dick Enbeg (remember Sport Challenge ?) and color analysts no one ever heard of before...

 

Then on to the Wonderful World of Disney amd Mutual of Omaha's Wlld Kingdo...then Sunday nite Sabre home games with Gil and the French Connection...over and over...year after year...

That was an awesome post. Charlie Jones Dick Enberg Jim Simpson Curt Gowdy Don Criqui. Merlin Olson Elde Rogatis (sp) Bob Trumpy.  Summerall Brookshier.  Great memories listening to their voices watching the greatest game ever invented!

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

https://www.tpt.org/frontline/video/frontline-frontline-interview-jim-otto/

[mushypeaches]

4 hours ago, K-9 said:

Can’t mention Curt Gowdy calling those games without also mentioning Al DeRogatis as his color man. 
 

I just watched a game from early in the ‘88 season when they called these two out of retirement.  A bunch of the regular announcers were covering the Olympics in Seoul and NBC had a patchwork lineup for several weeks

[Mike in Horseheads]

17 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

The epitome of the Center position and a HOFer. His trademark 2 bar face mask with the bull ring over his nose and his ‘double ott’ number couldn’t be missed or mistaken.

RIP Jim. Thank you for the memories!

 

 

 

Dan Patrick said it best , he looked like a football player.  He said the Otto never missed a game but had 20 concussions, unreal.

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

I remember LeCharles Bentley asking Otto if he'd allow him to wear his 00, since the NFL had retired the number when Otto retired.   It didn't go so well for LeCharles... IIRC Otto was blazing pissed about some scrub asking for his number

[Chandler#81]

2 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

https://www.tpt.org/frontline/video/frontline-frontline-interview-jim-otto/

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing!

[BillsPride12]

https://youtu.be/Ol_ToeZr2JY?si=mVXcJWOAM5ZRveq5

 

Old school badass. RIP

[Chandler#81]