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A fierce competitor, Ray was the heart of the great Packers defense of the 1960s. He was the first defensive player from the Packers’ dynasty years to be elected to the Hall of Fame. In the mid 1960s, a national sports magazine asked a group of former NFL linebacking stars to rate the middle linebackers of the day.
Dec 17, 2022 · With Nitschke at middle linebacker, Green Bay won three NFL championships and two Super Bowl titles. Nitschke eventually earned his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the summer of 1978. This is Ray Nitschke’s inspiring and remarkable football story.
Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke comes in at number 47 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010.Subscribe t...
Mar 9, 1998 · Ray Nitschke, one of the most fearsome middle linebackers in the history of professional football and an anchor of the championship Green Bay Packer teams of the 1960's, died yesterday in...
Jul 27, 2021 · He was MVP of the 1962 title game. His No. 66 was the fourth number retired in the franchise’s rich history. Nitschke made only one Pro Bowl team because Detroit Lions middle linebacker Joe ...
In the end, he played 15 years with the Packers, appeared in 190 games and intercepted 25 passes. Born Dec. 29, 1936, in Elmwood Park, Ill. Given name Raymond Ernest Nitschke. Died March 8,...
Jan 3, 1999 · With his domelike head and horn-rimmed glasses, Ray Nitschke, the Green Bay Packers' middle linebacker, could have been taken for a college professor. On the field he was anything but that. He had ...
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