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Description for Nitschke
Hardback. Based on dozens of interviews and covers such highlights of the legend's career as his 1978 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his 1964 performance in the Pro Bowl, and the remaining of the Packer practice grounds at Nitschke Field in 1997. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
With his no-nonsense, no-frills style of play, Hall of Fame middle linebacker Ray Nitschke personified the Lombardi era of the Green Bay Packers. Called the hardest hitter in NFL history by many football historians and fellow players, #66 instilled fear in opponents with his crushing blows, loudmouth taunting and trademark, toothless sneer. Drafted by Green Bay in the third round in 1958, Nitschke eventually went on to MVP honors in 1962, Pro-Bowl selection in 1964 and All-Pro selections in 1964, '65 and '66 playing in 190 games over his 15-year career, the second most in Green Bay history. Not only ... Read more
With his no-nonsense, no-frills style of play, Hall of Fame middle linebacker Ray Nitschke personified the Lombardi era of the Green Bay Packers. Called the hardest hitter in NFL history by many football historians and fellow players, #66 instilled fear in opponents with his crushing blows, loudmouth taunting and trademark, toothless sneer. Drafted by Green Bay in the third round in 1958, Nitschke eventually went on to MVP honors in 1962, Pro-Bowl selection in 1964 and All-Pro selections in 1964, '65 and '66 playing in 190 games over his 15-year career, the second most in Green Bay history. Not only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780878332717
SKU
V9780878332717
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Edward Gruver
Edward Gruver is an award-winning sportswriter who has contributed to nearly every major sports periodical. Author of the critically acclaimed The Ice Bowl and Koufax, he lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Nitschke
Gruver, who wrote winningluy on the Packers' glory years in The Ice bowl, has done a nice job of blending familiar material about Nitschke with new interviews with Ray's teammates and contemporaries to create a compelling, coherent, and detailed portrait of a complex individual.
Library Journal
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