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Ray Nitschke

Personal information
Date of birthDecember 29, 1936
Elmwood Park, Illinois
Date of deathMarch 8, 1998(age 61)
Venice, Florida
Career information
CollegeIllinois
NFL Draft1958 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36
Debut1958 for the Green Bay Packers
Last played1972 for the Green Bay Packers
Career history
As player:
* Green Bay Packers (1958-1972)
* Pro Bowl selection (1964) * 3× First-time All-Pro selection (1964, 1965, 1966, * 4× Second-team All-Pro selection (1962, 1963, 1967, 1969) * MVP of 1962 NFL Championship Game * NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team * NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team * NFL 1960s All-Decade Team * Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame * Green Bay Packers #66 Retired

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Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke (December 29, 1936 - March 8, 1998) was a professional football player who played his whole career as a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72.

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50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team

Offense: QB Joe Namath, Alabama, 1965 * RB Walter Payton, Jackson State, 1975 * RB Bo Jackson, Auburn, 1986 * RB Franco Harris, Penn State, 1972 * WR Lynn Swann, Southern Cal, 1974 * WR Steve Largent, Tulsa, 1976 * FL Art Monk Syracuse, 1980 * TE Ozzie Newsome, Alabama, 1978
OL Gene Upshaw, Texas A&I, 1967 * OL Jerry Kramer, Idaho, 1958] * OL Randall McDaniel, Arizona State, 1988 * G Tom Banks, Auburn, 1970 * C Mike Webster, Wisconsin, 1973
Defense: DE Jack Youngblood, Florida, 1971 * DE Ed Jones, Tennessee State, 1974 * DT Bubba Smith, Michigan State, 1967 * DT Joe Greene, North Texas State, 1969 * OLB Ted Hendricks, Miami, 1969 * OLB Derrick Thomas, Alabama, 1989 * MLB Ray Nitschke, Illinois, 1958 * MLB Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama, 1963
CB Roger Wehrli, Missouri, 1969 * CB Dale Carter, Tennessee, 1992 * FS Paul Krause, Iowa, 1964 * SS Albert Lewis, Grambling, 1983
Special Teams P Ray Guy, So. Miss 1972 * PK Morten Andersen, Michigan State, 1982 * KR Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma 1974

Green Bay Packers 1961 NFL Champions

Herb Adderley * Ben Agajanian * Tom Bettis * Lew Carpenter * Mike Bucchianeri * Dan Currie * Ben Davidson * Willie Davis * Boyd Dowler * Lee Folkins * Bill Forester * Forrest Gregg * Hank Gremminger * Dale Hackbart * Dave Hanner * Paul Hornung * Ken Iman * Henry Jordan * Gary Knafelc * Ron Kostelnik * Jerry Kramer * Ron Kramer * Norm Masters * Max McGee * Tom Moore * Ray Nitschke * Elijah Pitts * Bill Quinlan * Jim Ringo * John Roach * Bob Skoronski * Bart Starr * Johnny Symank * Jim Taylor * Fred Thurston * Nelson Toburen * Emlen Tunnell * Jesse Whittenton * Willie Wood
Head Coach Vince Lombardi

Green Bay Packers 1962 NFL Champions

Herb Adderley * Gary Barnes * Ed Blaine * Lew Carpenter * Dan Currie * Willie Davis * Boyd Dowler * Bill Forester * Ron Gassert * Forrest Gregg * Hank Gremminger * Earl Gros * Dave Hanner * Paul Hornung * Ken Iman * Henry Jordan * Gary Knafelc * Ron Kostelnik * Jerry Kramer * Ron Kramer * Norm Masters * Max McGee * Frank Mestnik * Tom Moore * Ray Nitschke * Elijah Pitts * Bill Quinlan * Jim Ringo * John Roach * Bob Skoronski * Bart Starr * Johnny Symank * Jim Taylor * Fred Thurston * Nelson Toburen * Jesse Whittenton * Howie Williams * Willie Wood
Head Coach Vince Lombardi
Coaches Bill Austin * Phil Bengtson * Red Cochran * Wally Cruice * Tom Fears * Norb Hecker * Dick Voris

Green Bay Packers 1965 NFL Champions

Herb Adderley * Lionel Aldridge * Bill Anderson * Ken Bowman * Zeke Bratkowski * Tom Brown * Lee Roy Caffey * Don Chandler * Dennis Claridge * Junior Coffey * Tommy Crutcher * Bill Curry * Carroll Dale * Willie Davis * Boyd Dowler * Marv Fleming * Forrest Gregg * Hank Gremminger * Dan Grimm * Doug Hart * Paul Hornung * Allen Jacobs * Bob Jeter * Henry Jordan * Ron Kostelnik * Jerry Kramer * Bob Long * Bud Marshall * Max McGee * Tom Moore * Ray Nitschke * Elijah Pitts * Dave Robinson * Bob Skoronski * Bart Starr * Jim Taylor * Fred Thurston * Lloyd Voss * Willie Wood * Steve Wright
Head Coach Vince Lombardi
Coaches Phil Bengtson * Red Cochran * Wally Cruice * Tom Fears * Norb Hecker * Pat Peppler * Ray Wietecha

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl I Champions

5 Paul Hornung * 12 Zeke Bratkowski * 15 Bart Starr (MVP) * 21 Bob Jeter * 22 Elijah Pitts * 24 Willie Wood * 26 Herb Adderley * 27 Red Mack * 31 Jim Taylor * 33 Jim Grabowski * 34 Don Chandler * 37 Phil Vandersea * 40 Tom Brown * 43 Doug Hart * 44 Donny Anderson * 45 Dave Hathcock * 50 Bill Curry * 56 Tommy Crutcher * 57 Ken Bowman * 60 Lee Roy Caffey * 63 Fred Thurston * 64 Jerry Kramer * 66 Ray Nitschke * 68 Gale Gillingham * 72 Steve Wright * 73 Jim Weatherwax * 74 Henry Jordan * 75 Forrest Gregg * 76 Bob Skoronski * 77 Ron Kostelnik * 78 Bob Brown * 80 Bob Long * 81 Marv Fleming * 82 Lionel Aldridge * 84 Carroll Dale * 85 Max McGee * 86 Boyd Dowler * 87 Willie Davis * 88 Bill Anderson * 89 Dave Robinson

Green Bay Packers Super Bowl II Champions

12 Zeke Bratkowski * 13 Don Horn * 15 Bart Starr (MVP) * 21 Bob Jeter * 23 Travis Williams * 24 Willie Wood * 26 Herb Adderley * 30 Chuck Mercein * 33 Jim Grabowski * 34 Don Chandler * 36 Ben Wilson * 40 Tom Brown * 43 Doug Hart * 44 Donny Anderson * 45 John Rowser * 50 Bob Hyland * 55 Jim Flanigan * 56 Tommy Crutcher * 57 Ken Bowman * 60 Lee Roy Caffey * 63 Fred Thurston * 64 Jerry Kramer * 66 Ray Nitschke * 68 Gale Gillingham * 72 Steve Wright * 73 Jim Weatherwax * 74 Henry Jordan * 75 Forrest Gregg * 76 Bob Skoronski * 77 Ron Kostelnik * 78 Bob Brown * 80 Bob Long * 81 Marv Fleming * 82 Lionel Aldridge * 83 Allen Brown * 84 Carroll Dale * 85 Max McGee * 86 Boyd Dowler * 87 Willie Davis * 88 Dick Capp * 89 Dave Robinson

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inductees

Herb Adderley * Lionel Aldridge * Donny Anderson * John Anderson * Jerry Atkinson * Nate Barragar * Phil Bengtson * Edgar Bennett * Vernon Biever * Ken Bowman * Zeke Bratkowski * William Brault * Charley Brock * Lou Brock * John Brockington * Robert Brooks * Gilbert Brown * Hank Bruder * Dr. E. S. Brusky * Willie Buchanon * Cub Buck * Wilner Burke * LeRoy Butler * Lee Roy Caffey * George Whitney Calhoun * Tony Canadeo * Al Carmichael * Fred Carr * Don Chandler * Gerald Francis Clifford * Red Cochran * Paul Coffman * Irv Comp * Fred Cone * Larry Craig * Dan Currie * Carroll Dale * Art Daley * Boob Darling * Willie Davis * Lynn Dickey * Bobby Dillon * Lavern Dilweg * Mike Douglass * Red Dunn * Jug Earp * Gerry Ellis * Ken Ellis * Paul Engebretsen * Lon Evans * Howie Ferguson * Bill Forester * Bob Forte * Ted Fritsch * Milt Gantenbein * Gale Gillingham * Charles Goldenberg * Johnnie Gray * Forrest Gregg * Hank Gremminger * Dave Hanner * Bob Harlan * Arnie Herber * Clarke Hinkle * Johnny Holland * Paul Hornung * Billy Howton * Cal Hubbard * Don Hutson * Jim Irwin * Cecil Isbell * Harry Jacunski * Ed Jankowski * Bob Jeter * Lee H. Joannes * Ezra Johnson * Swede Johnston * Henry Jordan * Carl Jorgensen * Dr. W. Webber Kelly * Gary Knafelc * Ron Kostelnik * Jerry Kramer * Ron Kramer * Curly Lambeau * Joe Laws * Fred Leicht * Russ Letlow * Verne Lewellen * James Lofton * Vince Lombardi * Don Majkowski * Bob Mann * Chester Marcol * John Martinkovic * Charlie Mathys * Larry McCarren * Max McGee * John McNally * Mike Michalske * Tom Miller * Bob Monnett * Carl Mulleneaux * Mark Murphy * Ray Nitschke * Dominic Olejniczak * Robert J. Parins * Elijah Pitts * Baby Ray * Lee Remmel * Jim Ringo * Dave Robinson * Tobin Rote * Al Schneider * Ray Scott * Sterling Sharpe * Bob Skoronski * Bart Starr * Jan Stenerud * Bud Svendsen * George Svendsen * Jim Taylor * Deral Teteak * Fred Thurston * Pete Tinsley * Al Treml * F. N. Trowbridge, Sr. * A. B. Turnbull * Andy Uram * Jack Vainisi * Reggie White * Jesse Whittenton * Dick Wildung * Travis Williams * Frank Winters * Ron Wolf * Willie Wood * Whitey Woodin

Green Bay Packers Hall of Famers

Herb Adderley * Tony Canadeo * Willie Davis * Len Ford * Forrest Gregg * Ted Hendricks * Arnie Herber * Clarke Hinkle * Paul Hornung * Cal Hubbard * Don Hutson * Henry Jordan * Walt Kiesling * Curly Lambeau * James Lofton * Vince Lombardi * John McNally * Mike Michalske * Ray Nitschke * Jim Ringo * Bart Starr * Jan Stenerud * Jim Taylor * Emlen Tunnell * Reggie White * Willie Wood

National Football League * NFL's 1960s All-Decade Team

Sonny Jurgensen * Bart Starr * Johnny Unitas * John David Crow * Paul Hornung * Leroy Kelly * Gale Sayers * Jim Brown * Jim Taylor * John Mackey * Del Shofner * Charley Taylor * Gary Collins * Boyd Dowler * Bob Brown * Forrest Gregg * Ralph Neely * Gene Hickerson * Jerry Kramer * Howard Mudd * Jim Ringo * Doug Atkins * Willie Davis * Deacon Jones * Alex Karras * Bob Lilly * Merlin Olsen * Dick Butkus * Larry Morris * Ray Nitschke * Tommy Nobis * Dave Robinson * Herb Adderley * Lem Barney * Bobby Boyd * Ed Meador * Larry Wilson * Willie Wood * Jim Bakken * Don Chandler

National Football League * NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

Sammy Baugh * Otto Graham * Joe Montana * Johnny Unitas * Jim Brown * Marion Motley * Bronko Nagurski * Walter Payton * Gale Sayers * O.J. Simpson * Steve Van Buren * Lance Alworth * Raymond Berry * Don Hutson * Jerry Rice * Mike Ditka * Kellen Winslow * Roosevelt Brown * Forrest Gregg * Anthony Muñoz * John Hannah * Jim Parker * Gene Upshaw * Mel Hein * Mike Webster * Deacon Jones * Gino Marchetti * Reggie White * Joe Greene * Bob Lilly * Merlin Olsen * Dick Butkus * Jack Ham * Ted Hendricks * Jack Lambert * Willie Lanier * Ray Nitschke * Lawrence Taylor * Mel Blount * Mike Haynes * Dick Lane * Rod Woodson * Ken Houston * Ronnie Lott * Larry Wilson * Ray Guy * Jan Stenerud * Billy Johnson

NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award

1981 Rocky Bleier & Roger Staubach 1982 Merlin Olsen & O.J. Simpson 1983 George Blanda & Earl Morrall 1985 Frank Gifford & Jack Kemp 1986 Dan Fortmann * Ray Nitschke 1987 Willie Davis & Don Hutson 1988 Art Donovan 1989 Bart Starr 1990 Nick Buoniconti 1992 Ken Farragut * 1993 Gino Marchetti 1994 Byron White 1995 Alan Page 1996 Mike Reid 1997Jerry Richardson 1998 Dr. Robert Khayat 1999 Dr.Ed Sutton 2000 Paul Salata 2001 Terry Bradshaw 2002 Steve Largent 2003 Fred Dryer * 2004 Bob Griese 2005 Drew Pearson 2007 Mike Haynes



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