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.

Older brothers Robert Jr. Also appeared in 1987 Miller Lite beer commercial. On December 17 1972 the 9-4 Green Bay Packers traveled to New Orleans to play the 1-11-1 Saints at Tulane Stadium for Nitschke's last regular season game of his career.

Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke (December 29 1936 – March 8 1998) was a professional football player who played his entire career as a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66 he played fifteen seasons from 1958-72.