Jim Otto, a Hall of Famer center whose iconic No. 00 jersey anchored the middle of the Oakland Raiders' offensive line for 15 seasons, has died at the age of 86.
The Raiders -- who moved from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020 -- announced his death on Sunday night, calling him "The Original Raider."
To say that Otto was the dominant center of his era -- some would argue any era -- would be an understatement. From the time he first crouched over the ball in the Raiders' first game in the new AFL in 1960, no one else would start at center for Oakland until Otto retired after the 1974 season.