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Pro Football Hall of Fame. Raymond Ernest Nitschke (December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was an American professional football player who spent his entire 15-year career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. [1]
Jun 29, 2020 · As for Ray Nitschke, you could never question where his allegiance stood. Nitschke was drafted in the third round of the 1958 NFL draft by the Packers, and he never looked back. The linebacker went on to play all 15 of his professional seasons in Green Bay. Nitschke was the leader and captain of the Packers defense throughout the entire 1960s.
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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.
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.
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...
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...
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