WebJim Otto (born January 10, 1992) is a retired American football Offensive Tackle. Double-zero recalls stories about all of his famous Raider teammates, his most memorable opponents, and the behind-the-scenes life of an NFL Hall of Famer. They're no longer heroes. Nothing dirty about it. Players are bigger now. Double-zero recalls stories about all He liked to think that his best hits border on felonious assault., 14. I bit his ear. Kilroy, who played back in the days when offensive linemen weren't allowed to extend their arms to block, was considered the dirtiest player in the NFL, and he helped Philadelphia win back-to-back NFL championships. We invariably would attack a bunker from where the enemy is shooting machine guns. As the size increases, so does the force of the collisions. When the Minneapolis contigent decided to move forward with an NFL franchise, Jim Ottos rights defauted to the AFLs Oakland Raiders. I love everybody, and I love to know them; I love to remember their names, but sometimes if I can't remember a name, I'm not going to fret over it and get upset. Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory is the story about a man who fought through numerous injuries, frequent surgeries, and a myriad of other maladies. In the first sentence of his foreword for the book, Hall of Fame coach John Madden writes: If someone came from another planet and wanted to know what a football player looked like, youd show him a poster of Jim Otto. Madden goes on to call Jim the greatest center who ever played.. Injuries; Super Bowl LVII; Coaches; Football Power (AP Photo) Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Herb In one game, he knocked out the entire Washington Redskins backfield one by one. Now, I don't think that's fair. Well, I'm trying in my mind not to relate that to my situation, you know. Well, during my career, I had a lot of hits to the head. His joints became riddled with arthritis, and he developed debilitating back and neck problems. But those things would either stimulate them or it would put them under to the point where the pain was no longer there. In one game, he was knocked unconscious by a 49er defender. Two years later Unitas played the entire season with a broken vertebrae. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame receives No. Oftentimes you'll see the contact where a tackler will tackle a runner or the quarterback, and right away they flag him, and it's going to cost them $20,000, $50,000, whatever it is for that hit. It's like the way that you used to do it. Hell no, I wouldnt do it all over again, said Krueger. It actually has to do with Junior Seau this past year and other recent events. We reserve the right to not post comments that are more than 400 words. I think I'm going and continuing to do the best I can with what I had, and I'm going to do that till I can't. Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it? Football has given me so many memories that money cant buy, he said. Over his 14-year career, which included Pro Bowl selections at safety, cornerback, and linebacker, Lott endured many injuries, including a broken leg and torn knee cartilage. 34. No. Teammate Hugh Gallarneau claims that, He had a piece of cement for a head. He once dove into a brick wall attempting to catch a pass, busted open his head, and was carried off semiconscious. Bill Romanowski, Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers & Philadelphia Eagles & Denver Broncos & Oakland Raiders (1988-2003). And it was about two days after the football game in high school my senior year. The content here may be outdated or no longer functioning. We havent seen the worst yet.. When Giants defensive tackle Jim Pietrzak wished him good luck in the playoffs, he punched him. Hardy Brown, Linebacker, Brooklyn Dodgers & Chicago Hornets & Baltimore Colts & Washington Redskins & San Francisco 49ers & Chicago Cardinals & Denver Broncos (1948-1956, 1960). Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff said, Hardy Brown was a designated hitter. In a playoff game in 1970, Garrison broke three ribs in the first quarter and continued playing after he was carried off the field. He then went on to play collegiate football at Miami. Injuries and Surgeries Otto punished his body greatly during his NFL career, resulting in nearly 40 surgeries, including 28 knee operations (nine of them during his I've had amnesia like that. You don't mess with him. Hein remains the only offensive linemen to ever win the MVP award (1938). OK, you started by saying that suicide is not something that people talk about in the NFL, or have [not] until fairly recently anyhow. You sit there. Jim Otto starred for the Oakland Raiders, but his roots were in Wausau, Wisconsin. During one game in 1970, a piece of Kruegers knee was broken off, but he was given codeine and put back in to play. I think I'm just kind of touchy about thinking that my body is going to be separated from something and probably not in the same grave, maybe that's what I'm thinking of. Butkus has bitten officials, bitten opponents in the groin, scratched, punched, everything. One contract can provide financial security for a lifetime. That was the most important thing to me. In Otto's final year, 1974, Oakland scored 355 points (25.4 points/game), leading the NFL, and then avenging their loss to the Dolphins during 1974-75 NFL playoffs before losing to the Steelers again. He wasn't drafted by any NFL team, so he joined the Oakland Raiders of the new AFL, went on a strength program to increase his weight by 50 pounds, and became Oakland's starting center for the next 15 seasons. We hear about the concussions and talk about the big plays like cornerbacks hitting wide receivers after they've caught the ball up in the air. He takes his thumb in his hand and wrenches it down into his fist. And it's a good hit. Since 1995, Otto has worked for the Raiders in the department of special projects and is active in the business world. Otto used to collapse in the early years of his retirement, even though he walks without difficulty now. Sam Huff, Linebacker, New York Giants & Washington Redskins (1956-1969), A pro football linebacker is just naturally tough. They all have the crab-like walk, and its hard to believe they were once these feared gladiators. He owned numerous Burger King Restaurants near Sacramento, California until the early 1990s. There were so many times that I would walk off the field and my eyes would be crossed. I'm against all that. Chuck Bednarik, Center & Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles (1949-1962), The greatest collision of all time was Bednarik hitting Gifford. There is also a tremendous fear perpetuated by management that younger guys are a threat if you cant perform.. Ronnie Lott was a cornerback who hit like a linebacker. I've had over 20 concussions myself, and I don't like them. It would become so embarrassing that I stopped going out in public, said Otto, who had his knees drained and injected with painkillers four times a week during his last three playing years. When Lotts finger didnt heal properly, he told the doctors to cut it off, and they amputated his pinkie at the third knuckle. Wausau High School and University of Miami, American Football League All-Star players, American Football League All-League players, http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UpshGe00.htm, Hall of Famer Jim Otto recovering after having right leg amputated, Jim Otto profile at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 10 All-AFL selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969). They never told me part of my knee was missing, said Krueger. For the next fifteen years, Otto became a fixture at center for the Raiders, never missing a single game due to injury. No. Csonka is also the only player in the history of the NFL to be penalized while carrying the balla forearm shot/right cross that knocked a safety unconscious. "Uh-uh, can't do it," you know? I think so. But a number of former players, including receiver Al Toon of the New York Jets and running back Vic Washington of the 49ers, developed post-traumatic stress disorder. I don't know anything that much about Junior. The origin of the since-outlawed helmet-to-helmet hit is sometimes traced to Brown. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Jim Otto, center for the Oakland Raiders, poses on Aug. 15, 1970. I wanted people to respect me.. Well, a huge hole opened, and I saw him coming. And then the next game you did that snap that you're --. WebAs a result of injuries sustained during his playing career, he has endured more than 70 surgeries, including nearly 30 knee operations. He plays the entire game. I don't think it's hogwash. He was middle linebacker for the Packers. In order to foster a civil and literate discussion that respects all participants, FRONTLINE has the following guidelines for commentary. If you want to get into something else, play with the girls., 2. Was that right? WebLatest on C Jim Otto including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on NFL.com And I went, "Yay." The gladiator goes until he can't go anymore. WebHow did Jim Otto loose his leg? Maybe part of it was Wisconsin and kids from a small town: Mike Webster from Rhinelander [High School], Wis., wanting to prove that he was a great, Jim Otto from Wausau who wanted to prove that he was the greatest. Well, as you know, it didnt get better. Twenty-three, 22, you lose count after a while, said Otto, the former Oakland Raiders center. Marsh played with the Raiders seven years, during which he was hospitalized 18 times and had 13 surgeries. In 15 seasons, Otto played 210 consecutive games and made the AFL All-Star or Pro Bowl team 12 times. With the Raiders, he won 1 AFL/AFC championship in 1967 against the Houston Oilers, but lost 5: in 1968, 1969, and 1970, 1973, and 1974 to the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively, all 5 teams winning the Super Bowl of their respective years, playing alongside Gene Upshaw, a Hall-of-Famer, at left guard from 1967 until Otto's final year in 1974. But when you say you don't want to make that connection, it's because you just don't want to believe that there is that connection? OK. During his first 10 years he suffered the usual injuries such as broken noses, fingers and ribs, and he played through it all. Otto set the standard for excellence at center, the article said. However, Otto paid the price, as he has had 74 surgeries, including 28 knee operations, and in 2007 his lower right leg had to be amputated. But Jim suffered greatly for that glory. I don't know what they were taking. WebIn addition to his football injuries, Otto also had two strokes, three heart attacks, and diabetes which caused blindness in one eye. And he hung with me. [1] In the 1967 regular season, Oakland scored 468 points (33.4 points/game), leading the AFL, but lost Super Bowl II to the Vince Lombardi-led Green Bay Packers. American Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Im not out for revenge or anything, but I do think they took advantage of my loyalty.. 190-pound linebacker Hardy Brown was the hardest-hitting player who ever lived. I've had scans of my brain, and it's been explained to me what is really wrong with my brain. And I think if you were to evaluate Mike Webster, it was a matter of pride. I wanted to play well every week, no matter what, but in this game, we started out with Jim Carter in the middle. Red Grange called George Trafton the toughest, meanest, most ornery critter alive. The 235-pound center had his college days cut short after he was expelled from Notre Dame and was considered the dirtiest player of his time. WebGet the latest career stats for Jim Otto of the on CBS Sports In 1972, he thought he broke his back on a hit by a Minnesota Vikings linebacker, so he crawled off the field. 18. Going across the middle against Dick Butkus was considered attempted suicide. He knocked the helmet off Minnesota receiver Sammy White in the Super Bowlprobably the hardest hit I have ever seen. WebJim Otto was an All-Star in the first 13 of his 15 seasons every year in the AFL from 1960 through 1969 and three of his five seasons in the NFL. He spit in the face of Eagles safety Bill Bradley as he lay injured on the ground. Lewis is one of the greatest playmakers and natural team leaders the game has ever seen. Jim cant walk through an airport without the metal detectors going off, said Miki Yaras-Davis, director of benefits for the NFL Players Association. Walter Payton, Running Back, Chicago Bears (1975-1987). Hein played fifteen seasons with the Giants and never missed a play. Hall of Fame center Jim Otto recently had his right leg amputated and is recovering in a hospital in Utah. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? And that is something that I'm dealing with. When Lotts finger didnt heal properly, he told the doctors to cut it off, and they amputated his pinkie at the third knuckle. So I'm figuring now he's going to ask for the doctor, and he may have to go to the hospital because this thing could get infected, and he says, Give me some tape. So they throw him some tape and he just starts taping this huge ball. While an encore performance on the field isnt possible, Jims glorious playing career can be appreciated again this week in the Gold Jacket Spotlight. I don't know what other players are thinking. Among Doblers principal offenses were biting, gouging, punching, kicking, and grabbing the face mask. Anything loosea knee pad, a shoe, a chin strapwould be ripped off by a Butkus tackle. I think if you were to look at me and evaluate me, it was a matter of pride. For the next 15 years, he was a fixture at center for the Oakland Raiders, never missing a single game due to injury. He spent the week prior to a game building up his hatred over the opponent. When you talk about your knees, legs, those kind of things, those kinds of injuries, clearly related to football, I mean, you know when these injuries started probably and all that. Nobody took me off the field, said, "Jim, you've got to do this." A Living Raider Legend, "Mr. And that happened to me in college, too, so it -- each time [I] had a very sickly feeling after it had happened, you know? It's Earl Campbell. --Gary Fencik, safety, 10. The impact and velocity of some collisions, normal Americans cant appreciate because they are not on the field, said John Lopez, head of Towson Sports Medicine and former trainer with the Baltimore Colts. Ernie Stautner, Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers (1950-1963). Garrison has also played through a separated shoulder, a severely broken nose and a broken collarbone. Jim Otto is 6-2 (188 cm) tall. He has had two major back surgeries, 16 knee operations and five artificial knees. Privacy Policy The NFLPA report found that of the players leaving the game because of injury, 70.6% had emotional problems some time during the sixth-month transition period after football. Contact FRONTLINE Losing my leg didn't bother me one bit other than I wanted to make sure that my wife still loved the guy with one leg. His claim to fame occurred in 1985 when his left pinkie was caught between the shoulder pads and helmet of Cowboys running back Timmy Newsome, shattering the bone. And from what I understand and read -- never met him -- it does sound like he played that game exactly like you described. 33. I wanted to help Dave Dalby and Sally did to because we loved him and I didn't see that happening in Pittsburgh with Mike Webster. Yeah, just on the line, hitting each other. It is, because there's some people who think there's a connection between all those hits that you take and suicide, like there's a physiological connection there, you know? Now, the NFL average is about 300, and increasing. 11. Once you leave the game, people forget about you quite quickly, said Drew Pearson, the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver. I've had various different cognitive tests regarding my brain. His first words: Did we score? Believe it or not, Plasman suffered from blindness and post-concussion syndrome until his death at age 67 in 1981. WebInjuries and surgeries. The Raiders missed the playoffs for the first time in 5 years in 1971, despite scoring 344 points (24.6 points/game), 2nd of 26 teams in the NFL. 801,422 12. Ever since the NFL began random drug testing in 1990, the consensus among players, coaches and team medical personnel is that steroid use has dropped significantly. This interview was conducted by FRONTLINEs Tom Jennings on Dec. 22, 2012. They do it now, which is good. It was 1st and 10, and they gave the ball to Nagurski up the middle. In 1975, he was replaced by Dave Dalby. 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So when you retire from football and you've been involved in football, some kids -- it never happened to me. It was the first injury that he had suffered and he would never participate in another snap. And playing with concussions, playing with other problems that we did play with, never coming off the field --. "I'm not out there crying" over concussions, "I would walk off the field and my eyes would be crossed", "Hitting harder than anyone else was very important to us.". Thats when doctors operated on his back for 11 1/2 hours to remove scar tissue and insert rods, screws and ties so he could walk again. In other words, using NFL players as an example and their brains to help research with regards to the injuries that happen on the field, I don't think it's hogwash. The AFL permitted the unusual number because it was a pun on Otto's name (aught-oh). Otto worked diligently to build his body up to his playing weight of 250 pounds. And --. I know that all of us guys I know in some way, shape or form have down times, when there's a certain amount of depression in our minds and our thoughts, in our heart, and it's not a very comfortable situation. There have been problems with steroids. A Jim Otto is doing this every play. After no National Football League team showed interest in the undersized center, Otto signed with the Oakland Raiders of the new American Football League. It's like cutting their leg off, let's say. They would worry about the consequences later., Huizenga said: I would say most of the doctors are first-rate professionals, but they can fall into a trap from the huge pressures of owners and the millions of dollars involved, especially in big games. In the opening chapter of his autobiography, Jim provides an accounting: 38 surgeries (a total now estimated to have doubled since the books 2000 publishing date), including 28 on his knees alone, both of which are artificial, as are both shoulders. Butkus's opponents claimed that Butkus was like an odor that you could feel or sense on the field. I'm not complaining about it. Players were not allowed to get medical second opinions until 1982, according to the NFLPA. The Most Risky Job Ever. Reporting on ISIS in Afghanistan. Is Jim Otto in the Hall of Fame? So it was probably a frontal type of concussion, I don't know. They blame these problems for failed relationships, unemployment and drug or alcohol addictions. He recorded three sacks and forced two fumbles with a severely torn pectoral muscle. We met at the line of scrimmage, and you could hear the thud all over the Polo Grounds. I was proud that the NFL started the random drug testing, and Im sure use has decreased, said Huizenga, the former Raiders doctor, but its still there. You say that I come up with words. Davis.". Is there something about Wisconsin, or is it something about how you just approached that position itself, the center? Below is a look at some of Jim Ottos career accomplishments and highlights. Lavine, now the University of Marylands team doctor, agrees with Huizenga, but adds the pressure does not come solely from owners, but also from coaches, parents and especially players. Otto went down with a torn ACL. Well, the results with myself, you know, has been very difficult. He played a game against the Saints with a dislocated shoulder. Including pre-season, regular season and post-season games, Otto competed in 308 consecutive games. But that didn't bother me that much. Conrad Dobler, Guard, St. Louis Cardinals & New Orleans Saints & Buffalo Bills (1972-1981). The highly educated are hiring counselors to advise them on masking agents and certain other breakdown products. Jim Brown, Running Back, Cleveland Browns (1957-1965), Arguably the greatest combination of power and speed the game has ever seen, Brown missed one game in his nine-year career. But in this particular case, it was pretty good blows he was hitting me with to break my nose, break my cheekbone and my zygomatic arch bone up here. You're taught to lead with your head. Family Life He married a woman named Sally and has a daughter named Jennifer. Tell me about that. It's more retirement I think than anything else. Thats when doctors operated on his back for 11 1/2 hours to remove scar tissue and Bucko Kilroy, Guard, Philadelphia Eagles (1943-1955). 28. Former Colts quarterback Art Schlichter, whose gambling addiction led to two NFL suspensions in the early 1980s, was charged with bouncing or stealing more than $400,000 in checks this year. Raider, grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin, a medium-sized town in the central part of the state where he excelled as a hockey goaltender and as a football center at Wausau High. And yet I'd be playing, you know? Krueger now cant kneel and has problems walking on uneven surfaces. Bavaro's play inspired the Giants, who went on to win the game, and the Super Bowl. I'm hurting like a son of a gun. Over his 14-year career, which Tommy McDonald, Wide Receiver, Philadelphia Eagles & Dallas Cowboys & Los Angeles Rams & Atlanta Falcons & Cleveland Browns (1957-1968). Former Chicago Bears tight end and head coach Mike Ditka waddles like a wooden toy soldier because of an artificial hip. And you couldn't remember. Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne has called Wilson pound for pound the toughest player in the NFL., 31. Jim Marshall, Defensive End, Minnesota Vikings (1960-1979). Double-zero Or what about if you had amnesia for two days? I saw Meredith's nose broken so bad that it spread all over his face. Jack Youngblood, Defensive End, Los Angeles Rams (1971-1984). He bit one tackle so many times that the player requested a rabies shot. I don't have knees anymore. NAPA, Calif. -- Hall of Fame center Jim Otto recently had his right leg amputated and is recovering in a hospital in Utah. When asked why he played through the pain, instead of watching from the sidelines, Smith calmly responded, This is why they pay me., 19. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. And with your head traumas, with the head injuries, tell me about one in particular. PBS Terms of Use So he stayed there for the rest of the series, and then we came off, and I'm watching him because I'm the only guy who saw that he had a compound fracture. But you're talking about a different kind, the much more common, everyday, every play? Rocky Bleier, Running Back, Pittsburgh Steelers (1968, 1971-1980). He helped the Steelers win four Super Bowl titles in a six-year span in the 1970's and is probably the most important player in team history. Emmitt Smith, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys & Arizona Cardinals (1990-2004), Emmitt Smith transformed the epitome of toughness on national television in the last game of the season in 1993. You couldn't be upset about the hit; it was clean and legal. --Sam Huff, Bednarik was the last NFL player to play offense and defense. Both the pain and the glory are relived this week as Jim, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 1980, steps into the Gold Jacket Spotlight. The guy coming down the field to cover the kickoff, the guy with the ball with the kickoff, hey, this is football. Perhaps the most painful of Jim Otto's 23 surgeries occurred five years ago. And so yes, he broke my helmet; he broke my face mask in here, which broke my nose and set it over here. Lewis missed two games, returned wearing a heavy brace, and registered 11 tackles against Pittsburgh. The symptoms are nightmares and cold sweats. When you have a blow like that, it's a concussion; there's no doubt about it. Bleier eventually played on four Super Bowl championships and earned a reputation as both a fearsome blocker and a powerful runner. Coaches had a way of making you feel less manly if you didnt play. You wouldnt believe the number of divorces when the big money stops coming in. Ernie Stautner comes in the huddle, and his thumb is broken back against his wrist. 23. But I don't think you can blame it -- I don't know. Most current players feel they have more leverage since Butkus filed a $1.6 million suit against the Bears in 1974 and came away with a $600,000 settlement. NFL tough guy was fined for: kicking fullback Larry Centers in the head (1995); breaking Kerry Collins' jaw on a preseason helmet-to-helmet hit (1997); throwing a football at linebacker Bryan Cox and hitting him in the groin (1999); punching tight end Tony Gonzalez (1999); and breaking the eye socket of teammate Marcus Williams in a scrimmage, forcing him to retire (2003). He counts three near-death experiences directly related to infections or septic shock from football-related surgeries. Few occupations can provide the riches and fame, yet simultaneously the danger, of pro football. Oh no. He was one of the best 4th-and-1 runners in NFL history. You did though, that was during practices they would do that? I don't make want to make excuses. Jim Otto. In 14 seasons of play for the Oakland Raiders, Jim Otto played had a punishing history of injuries. He needed 74 surgeries for his football injuries, including the amputation of one of his legs. This interview was conducted by FRONTLINEs Tom Jennings on Dec. 22, 2012. We need people in the National Football League now, and I think we have various different projects going within the NFL -- the NFL Players Association, the NFL Alumni -- to help these guys now, because I did go to the Alumni, I did go to the Players Association and get monies from them for other rehabs for other players. Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory is the story about a man who fought through numerous injuries, frequent surgeries, and a myriad of other maladies. Raider," Jim Otto - Sports Back then, owners would do anything to maximize their payrolls to win the war games. Mr. Otto punished his body greatly during his NFL career, resulting in nearly 40 surgeries, including 28 knee operations (nine of them during his playing career That crackling thud can mean a broken bone or a torn cartilage--and a redefined life. Some play with injuries because they fear they might lose their job or position and their self-concept and identity. That's the way Mike Webster would say it, too. I mean, they used to tease me that instead of having the quarterback go "Hut one, hut two," they'd have a little bell, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, you know, and Otto, you go on the third ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, like a punch-drunk fighter or something --. As a rookie, he was notorious for threatening veterans and starting fights in training camp. Otto was one of only 20 players to play for the entire ten-year existence of the American Football League, and was selected as the Sporting News All-League center from 1960 through 1969. Grasping lifes highs and lows for Jim Otto his excellence on the football field and the lifelong physical toll achieving that excellence extracted requires little more than reading the first few pages of his aptly titled autobiography, The Pain of Glory.. The artificial surfaces are much harder than grass. And there's a lot of guys like us. 21. Throughout his Hall of Fame career, this three-time NFL MVP played with a number of injuries, including a badly broken nose, broken fingers, ripped arm tendons, and torn knee cartilage. Brett Favre, Quarterback, Atlanta Falcons & Green Bay Packers & New York Jets (1991-present). Walt Garrison, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys (1966-1974). I guess I hit someone pretty hard, and we didn't have any masks, and I got hit in the face. When I retired I was down. Perhaps the most painful of Jim Ottos 23 surgeries occurred five years ago. Thats one of the major reasons why so many of these guys walk with limps.. He has played through numerous injuries, including a broken bone in his back. Ex-Cowboys wide receiver Bob Hayes and former Miami Dolphins running back Mercury Morris have served time on drug convictions. Ronnie Lott, Cornerback & Safety, San Francisco 49ers & Los Angeles Raiders & New York Jets & Kansas City Chiefs (1981-1995). Dick Plasman, Wide Receiver, Chicago Bears & Chicago Cardinals (1937-1947). 25. WebJim Otto: The Pain of Glory is the story about a man who fought through numerous injuries, frequent surgeries, and a myriad of other maladies. He only called timeout one time and that was to reset his broken nose. He waited six months between artificial knees 5 and 6 after fighting off an infection that nearly took his life. As he approached me on the sideline, he shook his head and said, That last guy really gave me a good lick, coach.' To this day, Otto embodies the toughness and determination the Raiders began to ferment in the mid-1960s, after Al Davis took control of the team and later hired John Madden as head coach.
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