1963 Topps football card of one of the best middle linebackers of all time, former Green Bay Packer Ray Nitschke, who played 15 seasons for the team from 1958 to 1972. He was a big part of a dominating defense in Green Bay, under coach Vince Lombardi, that won 5 NFL championships in a 7 year span. Known for his fierce, physical style of play, Nitschke was an All Pro 7 times in his career, and was MVP of the 1962 NFL title game. After retiring from football, Nitschke dabbled in acting, appearing in the original version of the movie The Longest Yard in 1974. He was elected to Pro Football’s Hall of Fame in 1978, and died of a heart attack in 1998.