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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.
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Jun 29, 2020 · You can’t have a conversation about the greatest NFL linebackers of all time without Ray Nitschke. The Green Bay Packers legend played 15 seasons in the green and yellow and led the team to five NFL championships. But Nitschke wasn’t just an incredible player and a fiery leader.
Jul 15, 2016 · 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...
Dec 17, 2022 · With the Green Bay Packers, Ray Nitschke was one of the most menacing middle linebackers of the 1960s. Nitschke leveled ball carriers such as Bobby Mitchell, Tommy McDonald, and Preston Pearson into oblivion.
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.
Jul 27, 2021 · Nitschke guided a Packers defense that won five NFL championships, including the first two Super Bowls. He was MVP of the 1962 title game.
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...
In Super Bowl II, Nitschke led the Packers with nine tackles in their victory over Oakland, including a direct, behind the line hit on fullback Hewritt Dixon, which set the tone on the first play...
Mar 4, 2020 · Only Bart Starr played longer in a Packer uniform than Ray Nitschke. In his 15 years in Green Bay, Nitschke made All Pro three times and played in only one Pro Bowl, but was named the NFL’s...
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