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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
College: Illinois

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978

1-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round (36th overall) of the 1958 Draft

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1958 22 GNB MLB 33 12 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
1959 23 GNB MLB 66 12 0 0 2 10 0
1960 24 GNB MLB 66 12 6 3 90 1 43 0 1 0 0
1961 25 GNB MLB 66 12 0 2 41 0 14 0 1 0 0
1962 26 GNB MLB 66 14 0 4 56 0 28 1 4 0 0
1963 27 GNB MLB 66 12 0 2 8 0 8 1 1 0 0
1964*+ 28 GNB MLB 66 14 0 2 36 0 29 0 2 0 0
1965 29 GNB MLB 66 12 0 1 21 0 21 0 3 18 0
1966+ 30 GNB MLB 66 14 0 2 44 0 23
1967 31 GNB MLB 66 14 0 3 35 1 20 0 1 0 0
1968 32 GNB MLB 66 14 0 2 20 0 11 0 3 6 0
1969 33 GNB MLB 66 14 0 2 32 0 20
1970 34 GNB MLB 66 14 0 0 2 0 0
1971 35 GNB 66 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1972 36 GNB 66 11 0
Career 190 6 25 385 2 43 2 23 34 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1959 23 GNB MLB 66 12 0 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 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 7
Career 190 6 6 53 0 17 8.8 87

Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 24 GNB MLB 66 12 6 1 6
1967 31 GNB MLB 66 14 0 1 6
Career 190 6 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1964

1st-team All-Pro

1964
1966

Non-Offensive TDs

1960 NFL 1 (3)

Fumbles Recovered

1962 NFL 4 (2)
1968 NFL 3 (8)
Career 23 (51)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1960 NFL 1 (2)
1967 NFL 1 (8)

Long Intercep. Return

1960 NFL 43 (10)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1962 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1963 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1964 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1964 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1964 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1965 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1966 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1969 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL