Jim Otis
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 29, 1948 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Celina, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1970 / Round: 9 / Pick: 218 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 4,350 |
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| Average: | 3.8 |
| Touchdowns: | 22 |
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James Lloyd Otis (born April 29, 1948) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1970s. Otis played college football for Ohio State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL.
Otis was born in Celina, Ohio. He attended Celina High School, and played for the Celina Bulldogs high school football team.
Otis attended Ohio State University, where he was a fullback for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1967 to 1969. He led the team in rushing every year of his college career. As a senior in 1969, he was as a consensus first-team All-American, and was seventh in the vote for the Heisman Trophy.
Otis was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1996. In the Ohio State record book, he remains second only to Archie Griffin among Ohio State running backs in career rushing yards per game. In 2000, Otis was selected to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team.
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