Ray Nitschke
Raymond Ernest Nitschke
Born: December 29, 1936
Elmwood Park, IL USA
Deceased: March 8, 1998
Venice, FL
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235
College: Illinois
High School: Proviso East (Maywood, IL)
Career: 1958-1972
Drafted: 1958 in Round 3, #36 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978
Ray Nitschke played from 1958 to 1972 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Nitschke caught 1 passes for 34 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 43 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 385 | 15.4 | 43 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 6 |
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
