Ray Nitschke

Ray Nitschke
	circa 1966
No. 66
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	December 29, 1936; Elmwood Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	March 8, 1998 (aged 61); Venice, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Proviso Township (Maywood, Illinois)
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	1958 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (1958–1972);
Career highlights and awards
	5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965–1967); 2× Super Bowl champion (I, II); 2× First-team All-Pro (1964, 1966); 5× Second-team All-Pro (1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969); Pro Bowl (1964); NFL 1960s All-Decade Team; NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame; Green Bay Packers No. 66 retired; Second-team All-Big Ten (1957);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	25
Interception yards:	385
Touchdowns:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Raymond Ernest Nitschke (December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was an American professional football player who spent his entire 15-year career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers.^[1] Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, he was the anchor of the defense for head coach Vince Lombardi in the 1960s, leading the Packers to five NFL championships and victories in the first two Super Bowls.^[2]^[3]

^ McGinn, Bob (March 9, 1998). "Packers legend Nitschke dies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1A.
^ Goldstein, Richard (March 9, 1998). "Ray Nitschke, 61, linebacker during Packers' glory years". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^ "Fierce linebacker anchored Packers". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. March 9, 1998. p. 13.