Ray Nitschke

Raymond Ernest Nitschke was an American professional football player who spent his entire 15-year career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, 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.

29 December 1936

Born on the same birth date (29 December 1936): Mary Tyler Moore

Born on the same birth day (29 December): Andreas Dackell • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins • Candido Portinari • Carles Puigdemont • Derek Ryan (ice hockey) • Diego Luna • Dobrica Ćosić • James Mouton • Jason Gould • Jenny Lawson • Johannes Zollikofer • Katy Munger • Kuvempu • Lionel Tertis • Michael Horne (engineer) • Ramanand Sagar • Richard Crandall • Rick Danko • Stanley Williams • Theo Epstein • Thomas Joannes Stieltjes

Born in the same month (December 1936): Aga Khan IV • Alan Coleman • Frederic Forrest • Hans van den Broek • Howard Smith (director) • Héctor Elizondo • Iolanda Balaș • Ismail Merchant • James Burke (science historian) • Joe D'Amato • John Giorno • Kenneth Copeland • Lawrence Schiller • Mary Tyler Moore • Morris Dees • Peep Jänes • Pope Francis • Taku Yamasaki