Nitschke was a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978 , four years after release .
Atkins played for the Los Angeles Rams , the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders .
Nitschke was a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978 , four years after release , and Atkins played for the Los Angeles Rams , the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders .