Center 50/Las Vegas Raiders The Raiders of Las Vegas Otto, Jim (Numero) Among the finest quarterbacks throughout these 15 years were Flores, Lamonica, the legendary Blanda, and Stabler, but there was one constant, one center, one captain, one original Raider who started in all 210 consecutive regular season games. Jim Otto was his name, and he... Jim Otto played in only two games before ending his career with the Los Angeles Raiders. But based on how many balls he kicked, he must have been pretty important to the team. He finished with 55 sacks over that two-year period and was a three-time All-Pro selection. After retiring, he worked as an assistant coach for the Raiders and then with the Chicago Bears. Otto was born on January 4th, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft. He spent his entire eight-year career with the Raiders, earning three straight All-Pro selections from 1969 to 1971. After his retirement, he became the team's offensive line coach in 1972 before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 1974. In 1978, he took over as head coach when Don Coryell departed to join Frank Broyles at Kentucky University. However, he was fired after just one season due to poor record (3-9).