Ray Nitschke
Ray Nitschke
Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschkewas a professional American football middle linebacker who spent his entire 15-year National Football Leaguecareer with the Green Bay Packers. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth29 December 1936
CityElmwood Park, IL
CountryUnited States of America
It was another day to go to work, and try to play and play well.
That's what you work all season for, to get into the playoff games, and you don't want to blow it.
Lambeau was always special, and so was Milwaukee.
I think the Lombardi teams enjoyed and wanted to get into the big games.
I lust love to play football.
It was the character of the Packers, man. We played for sixty minutes. We let it all hang out. There was no tomorrow for us. We got the adrenaline flowing, and we just let it go, man.
Packer fans are nuts, man.
I think it was the preparation and every thing Lombardi represented, you know, about hard work and that every game was important. So when you get to the real important games, you were ready to go.
Hit the ball carrier harder than he hits you.