Nine Miami Hurricanes Selected in SI MMQB All-Time NFL Draft
![3 Jan 2002: University of Miami players run onto the field prior to the Rose Bowl National Championship Game versus Nebraska at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Miami won 37-14. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images 3 Jan 2002: University of Miami players run onto the field prior to the Rose Bowl National Championship Game versus Nebraska at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Miami won 37-14. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/dd0e9afdc296a7bfd39ea991f0bdc645057baaaff03cfdc8a01396a348697b74.jpg)
Jim Otto was the first player from the University of Miami voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Otto played linebacker and center at Miami before joining the Oakland Raiders of the new American Football League.
In his 15 season Hall of Fame Career, Otto played in 308 consecutive games. That included the preseason. He never missed a game.
Otto was a member of the Raiders team that lost Super Bowl II to the Green Bay Packers. Otto played next to Hall of Fame guard Gene Upshaw during his career. He also played for Hall of Fame Coaches Al Davis and John Madden.
Otto’s profile and that of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Vice President Joe Horrigan is below.
Team Horigan
"Joe Horrigan-“A vice president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Horrigan is the unofficial archivist for the Hall and is probably the smartest man about pro football history in the U.S.”"
"Jim Otto (1960-1974) “With 223 consecutive starts—which ranks ninth in pro football history—Otto helped usher the Raiders through their infancy. By the end of his 15-year career, the Silver and Black had become winners, including seven divisional championships over his last eight seasons. Otto was selected to 12 All-Star teams in the AFL and NFL and was a 10-time All-Pro. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.”"