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Ray Nitschke

Raymond Ernest Nitschke

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 235 lbs.

Born: December 29, 1936 in Elmwood Park, IL
Died: March 8, 1998 in Venice, FL
College: Illinois   (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round (36th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 110 (82nd overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 19, 2013 11:25AM
All-Time Rank: #39. Deion Sanders… #40. Rod Woodson… #41. Bruce Smith… #42. RAY NITSCHKE… #43. Joe Schmidt… #44. Joe Montana… #45. Steve Young… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1958 22 GNB MLB 33 12 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
1959 23 GNB MLB 66 12 0 0 2 10 0 7
1960 24 GNB MLB 66 12 6 3 90 1 43 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
1961 25 GNB MLB 66 12 2 41 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
1962 26 GNB MLB 66 14 4 56 0 28 0 0 1 4 0 0 19
1963 27 GNB MLB 66 12 2 8 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 10
1964*+ 28 GNB MLB 66 14 2 36 0 29 0 0 0 2 0 0 14
1965 29 GNB MLB 66 12 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 3 18 0 14
1966+ 30 GNB MLB 66 14 2 44 0 23 0 16
1967 31 GNB MLB 66 14 3 35 1 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 15
1968 32 GNB MLB 66 14 2 20 0 11 0 0 0 3 6 0 10
1969 33 GNB MLB 66 14 2 32 0 20 0 9
1970 34 GNB MLB 66 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 7
1971 35 GNB 66 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
1972 36 GNB 66 11 0 2
Career 190 6 25 385 2 43 0 0 2 23 34 0 145

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1958 22 GNB MLB 33 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1959 23 GNB MLB 66 12 2 13 0 10 6.5 13
1960 24 GNB MLB 66 12 6 2 33 0 17 16.5 33
1962 26 GNB MLB 66 14 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Career 190 6 6 53 0 17 8.8 87

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1972 36 GNB 66 11 0 1 34 34.0 0 34 0.1 3.1 34 0 0
Career 190 6 1 34 34.0 0 34 0.0 0.2 34 0 2

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 24 GNB MLB 66 12 6 1 1 6
1967 31 GNB MLB 66 14 1 1 6
Career 190 6 2 2 12

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Steve Nelson, Michael Boley, Gary Reasons, Eugene Marve, Eric Hill, Bob Babich, Steve Tovar, Landon Johnson, Joe Federspiel, Mark Arneson
4 Steve Nelson, Landon Johnson, Mark Arneson, Steve Towle, Chris Claiborne, Mike Morgan, LeRoy Hill, Michael Boley, Derrick O. Johnson, Chuck Allen
5 E.J. Junior, Stan West, Gus Otto, Neal Olkewicz, Kevin Hardy, Marcus Washington, Levon Kirkland, Duane Bickett, Al Smith, Gregg Bingham
6 Seth Joyner, E.J. Junior, Duane Bickett, Nick Barnett, Takeo Spikes, Otis Wilson, Stan West, Neal Olkewicz, Kevin Hardy, Gus Otto
7 Seth Joyner, Takeo Spikes, Levon Kirkland, Lee Roy Caffey, Jerry Robinson, Duane Bickett, Al Smith, Mike Peterson, Bill Bergey, Nick Barnett
8 Joey Porter, Sam Mills, Seth Joyner, Levon Kirkland, Jim Lynch, Chad Brown, Joe Fortunato, Rickey Jackson*, Al Wilson, Shane Conlan
9 Sam Mills, Joe Fortunato, Chad Brown, Dave Robinson*, Bill Bergey, Maxie Baughan, Mike Curtis, Randy Gradishar, Zach Thomas, Rickey Jackson*
10 Sam Mills, Sam Huff*, Maxie Baughan, Randy Gradishar, Bill Bergey, Zach Thomas, Dick Butkus*, Chris Hanburger*, Joe Fortunato, Isiah Robertson
11 Joe Fortunato, Sam Mills, Sam Huff*, Maxie Baughan, Chris Hanburger*, Bill Bergey, Isiah Robertson, Dave Robinson*, Joey Porter, Willie Lanier*
12 Joe Fortunato, Sam Mills, Sam Huff*, Rickey Jackson*, Maxie Baughan, Bill Bergey, Isiah Robertson, Chris Hanburger*, Ted Hendricks*, Nick Buoniconti*
13 Joe Fortunato, Hardy Nickerson, Sam Mills, Nick Buoniconti*, Sam Huff*, Chuck Howley, Zach Thomas, Rickey Jackson*, Maxie Baughan, Chris Hanburger*
14 Hardy Nickerson, Joe Fortunato, Sam Huff*, Chuck Howley, Sam Mills, Nick Buoniconti*, Zach Thomas, Chris Hanburger*, Maxie Baughan, Bill Bergey
15 Hardy Nickerson, Chuck Howley, Joe Fortunato, Sam Huff*, Sam Mills, Nick Buoniconti*, Chris Hanburger*, Zach Thomas, Clay Matthews, Maxie Baughan
Career Hardy Nickerson, Chuck Howley, Joe Fortunato, Sam Huff*, Sam Mills, Nick Buoniconti*, Chris Hanburger*, Zach Thomas, Maxie Baughan, Bill Bergey

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1964

First-Team All-Pro
1964
1966

Approximate Value
1962 NFL 19 (4)
Career 145 (83)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 110 (82)

Non-Offensive TDs
1960 NFL 1 (3)

Fumbles Recovered
1962 NFL 4 (2)
1968 NFL 3 (8)
Career 23 (52)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1960 NFL 1 (2)
1967 NFL 1 (8)

Long Intercep. Return
1960 NFL 43 (10)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19622nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19622nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19632nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19641st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19641st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19641st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19651st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19652nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19652nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19651st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19661st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19661st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19661st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19661st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19661st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19672nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19672nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19692nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers