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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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View Details For: 2 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1958 | 22 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1959 | 23 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 24 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1961 | 25 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 | 26 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963 | 27 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964*+ | 28 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1965 | 29 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 1966+ | 30 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 31 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1968 | 32 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969 | 33 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 34 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 35 | GNB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1972 | 36 | GNB | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 190 | 6 | 25 | 385 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 0 | |||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1958 | 22 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 | 23 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 6.5 | 13 | |||||
| 1960 | 24 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 33 | |||||
| 1962 | 26 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | |||||
| Career | 190 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 17 | 8.8 | 87 | ||||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1972 | 36 | GNB | 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 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24 | GNB | MLB | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 31 | GNB | MLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 190 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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
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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 |