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Ray Nitschke
Ray Nitschke No. 66 Middle Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: (1936-12-29)December 29, 1936 Place of birth: Elmwood Park, Illinois Date of death: March 8, 1998(1998-03-08) (aged 61) Place of death: Venice, Florida Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) Career information High school: Maywood (IL) Proviso East College: Illinois NFL Draft: 1958 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36 Debuted in 1958 for the Green Bay Packers Last played in 1972 for the Green Bay Packers Career history Green Bay Packers (1958–1972) Career highlights and awards NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro Bowl selection (1964) 3× First-team All-Pro selection (1964, 1965, 1966, 4× Second-team All-Pro selection (1962, 1963, 1967, 1969) 5× NFL Champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967) 2× Super Bowl Champion (I, II) 1962 NFL Championship Game MVP NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1960s All-Decade Team Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers #66 Retired Career NFL statistics Int 25 INT yards 385 Touchdowns 2 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke (December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was a professional American football middle linebacker who spent his entire 15-year National Football League (NFL) career with the Green Bay Packers.

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