RB Jim Otis (All B1G, 1st Team All-American, National Champion, Pro Bowl)

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THREE FORMER OHIO STATE GREATS NAMED TO 2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT

The College Football Hall of Fame announced its 2016 ballot today, and three former Ohio State great have earned a shot at enshrinement.

Jim Otis - FB - The Ohio State University. Named consensus First Team All-American in 1969…Member of the 1968 National Championship team…Named First Team All-Big Ten conference in 1969 and led the Buckeyes to two conference titles…Led the team in rushing three times.

The announcement of the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame class will happen on Friday, January 8th, 2016, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...-to-2016-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot

Just sayin'...somewhere this guy is probably smiling about Otis being on the HOF ballot:

jimotis4heisman
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Otis was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1970. The following year, he was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, Otis played the last six years of his nine-year NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Otis's most successful year as a professional was in 1975, when he rushed for an NFC-leading 1,076 yards and was selected to the Pro Bowl. Otis beat Minnesota's Chuck Foreman by 6 yards, thus preventing Foreman (who led the NFC in touchdowns and receptions that year) from achieving a rare Triple Crown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Otis



Yeah, he had a solid 9 year NFL career averaging 3.8 yards per carry.

 

[Jake]

Jim Otis was the 61st running back drafted in 1970, and had a better career than the 60 chosen before him. Why? Seems crazy now.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Neat to know we had the same birthday, although a few years off.