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Ray Nitschke

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Green Bay Packers · LB

Ray Nitschke recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

11

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ray Nitschke's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
I
GREEN BAYPACKERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 15, 1967

Green Bay Packers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl I · Jan 15, 1967

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
II
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 14, 1968

Green Bay Packers vs Oakland Raiders

Super Bowl II · Jan 14, 1968

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1972
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 17, 1972

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1972

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1972
W
GREEN BAYPACKERS
WSH
DEC 24, 1972

Green Bay Packers vs WSH

Divisional Round · Dec 24, 1972

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1967
DALLASCOWBOYS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 31, 1967

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Dec 31, 1967

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ray Nitschke's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Super Bowl
I
GREEN BAYPACKERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 15, 1967

Green Bay Packers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl I · Jan 15, 1967

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1964
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 29, 1964

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1964

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ray Nitschke's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1958

01
GBNITSCHKE—Ray Nitschke
GBROTE—Tobin Rote
GBHOWTON—Billy Howton

A proud franchise nears financial and competitive crisis

Green Bay Packers · The wilderness years

Green Bay struggled after Lambeau and required a new stadium, community support and the right coach to survive.

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Franchise era

1959–1967

02
GBNITSCHKE—Ray Nitschke
GBSTARR15Bart Starr
GBHORNUNG—Paul Hornung

Discipline and the power sweep define excellence

Green Bay Packers · The Lombardi dynasty

Lombardi's Packers won five championships in seven seasons, including the first two Super Bowls, and became the league's enduring standard.

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Franchise era

1968–1991

03
GBNITSCHKE—Ray Nitschke
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1966, 196715 NFL seasons58 career games1 career receptions34 career receiving yardsJersey: 011 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 30, 1960Most recent: Dec 24, 1972

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history