Ray Nitschke speaks to 1990 Illini football team
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- Ray Nitschke speaks to our 1990 Illinois football team prior to Purdue game that year. We finished the season tied for first place in the Big Ten with Iowa (the eventual Rose Bowl representative), Michigan, and Michigan State. We all finished 6-2 in conference. This still stands as the greatest motivational speech I ever heard. And you know, there were 14 future NFL stars in that crowd of players that Friday afternoon, but there still was only one NFL Hall of Famer there that day............and that's the man speaking.
I don't think the players realize just how great a football player Ray was and what he accomplished. Bukus' hero is Ray,love it.
Great clip. We miss Ray. He was a great Ambassador for the Green Bay Packers.
It's no coincidence that after that speech, Illinois played their best game of the season that week beating Purdue 34-0.
If that speech doesn't make you feel like you can run through a brick wall, I don't know what will. God bless RAY NITSCHKE!!!
shmikes G I'll like this comment till my phone dies
Sure done it for me. The neighbour is annoyed 👍🏼😂 x
RIP Ray. You were one of the best.
That's right man.
He definitely could play!!! Listen to this speech…you can tell how much of a leader Nitschke was!! Run threw a brick wall for guys like him.
Still gives me chills! “YOU’RE MY GUYS!!!!
Same then looking for the high five
The amount of intensity this man conjured up, was like an old seasoned warrior lion who still had the roar and heart inside of him. This is the type of man you would want to follow into battle.
Perfect words man 💯.
Perfect words man 💯.
I'll bet those kids will remember that for the rest of their lives...Wow!
The players laugh but Ray would kick their ass if he could play.
Ray was a really great Man!
Ray is pumped, you gotta love it.
Damn, Nitschke had more fire than the WHOLE TEAM combined!
Ray said He was Dick Butkus's Hero. No wonder why Butkus was so great also. God Bless Ray 🙌 🙏
I Liked Him in 1973 Movie "The Longest Yard", May He R.I.P.
"Are you gonna' beat Purdue, are you gonna' go to the Rose Bowl, are you gonna' win the Rose Bowl, you're my guys remember that!!!!!" Now I'm sure a lot of these young kids see an older man giving them a pep talk, but just picture him in full Packers gear, w/eye black, teeth out, sporting #66 yelling this, oh fuck yea, what a motivating talk!! Requiescat in Pace Ray Nitschke, the best Middle Linebacker in Pro Football.
Don't forget the blood splattered all over his uniform too :)
Love Ray!!!
Dick Butkis was a great middle line backer, but who do you think his hero was? BAD ASS
The professor brought them down like a lion on an antelope !!!!!
Shit I got goose bumps. I am ready to play and it’s been 15yrs for me.
When football was a whole other level of tough.
They became footbal players for love of the game ..cuz the money sucked.
And they all respected ray
Rest in peace,sir.TEACH!!
What a great guy ..
Awesome!
LEGEND.
A MAN YOU DIDN'T WANT TO RUN INTO ON A FOOTBALL, IF YOU HAD THE BALL!
3rd greatest linebacker ever.
Behind LT and butkus
Cool guy...
See ya on the field super star.
Illinois beat Purdue that week 34-0. Bad ass.
Shame he passed away so early, anybody know what caused his heart attack?
Just the life he lived.
love it,what was said at 00:44 that made them all laugh?
Sskradmelder I think they were laughing because he said he could still play. Then he said that's right as if he could still play.
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*what if there were no football*
1:32 🖤🎥🔥
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One is able to be a winner in life.Do your best,help others,love God, love man.
"I paid the price to be a Champion..." What price was that? Traumatic Brain Injury? CTE (in 1990?). Skipping classes to get the "Petroleum Engineering" degree? This should be an exhibit in the CTE library - "I can still play!"
He doesn't sound like he's having any trouble cognitively in this video.
@@willsmith3787 pretty sure this was just a troll job....guy is in his 50s and sounds perfectly fine. His heart is what ended up killing him