NFL Draft

The 1966 NFL Draft

1966 NFL Draft

The 1966 National Football League Draft was held on November 27, 1965. It was the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL drafted their players separate of one another. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer...

 and the 1966 AFL Draft
The 1966

1966 NFL season

The 1966 NFL season was the 47th regular season of the National Football League, and the season after which was played Super Bowl I, though it was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The league expanded to 15 teams with the addition of the Atlanta Falcons, thus an odd number of teams...

 National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 Draft

NFL Draft

The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...

was held on November 27, 1965. It was the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL

American Football League

The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

 drafted their players separate of one another. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer case, the AFL. The expansion Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 were awarded the first pick in the draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft

Expansion draft

An expansion draft, in professional sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new expansion teams or franchises. This occurs mainly in North American sports. One of the ways of stocking the new team or teams is an expansion draft...

 six weeks later.

Player Selections

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= AFL All-Star

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Rd		|PLAYER		|SCHOOL		|Rd		|Signed
1	4	Randy Beisler Randy Beisler Randall Lee "Randy" Beisler is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1966 NFL Draft. He played college...	Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...	Indiana Indiana Hoosiers football The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...
2	20	Gary Pettigrew Gary Pettigrew Gary Louis Pettigrew is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the second round of the 1966 NFL Draft...	Defensive end	Stanford	San Diego San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	6	49	Eagles
3	36	Ben Hawkins Ben Hawkins (American football) Benjamin Charles Hawkins is a former professional American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League and led the NFL in receiving yards in 1967. He played college football at Arizona State University and was drafted in the third...	Wide receiver	Arizona State	New York New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	5	38	Eagles
4	52	Frank Emanuel Frank Emanuel Thomas Frank Emanuel is a former American football linebacker. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He played professionally for the American Football League's Miami Dolphins and the National Football League's New Orleans Saints...	Linebacker	Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....	Miami Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	2	9	Miami
5	68	Dan Berry	Running back	California California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...
6	84	Bob Sherlag	Defensive back	Memphis State Memphis Tigers football The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Tigers compete in Conference USA...
6	89	Mel Tom Mel Tom Melvyn Maile Tom was an American football defensive lineman who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears. Mel is the father of Logan Tom, member of the 2000, 2004 and 2008 American Olympic indoor volleyball teams. He died at age 64 of...	Linebacker	San Jose State San José State Spartans Football The San Jose State Spartans represent San Jose State University and the Silicon Valley in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The Spartans play all home games in Spartan Stadium, which offers a seating capacity of over 30,000...
7	99	David Lince	Tackle	North Dakota North Dakota Fighting Sioux football The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are a college football program that competes in the Great West Conference in the NCAA Division I's Football Championship Subdivision...	Houston Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...	14	122	Eagles
8	114	John Mason	End	Stanford
9	129	Jim Todd	Running back	Ball State Ball State Cardinals football The Ball State Cardinals football team represents Ball State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Mid-American Conference .-Recent history:...
10	144	John Osmond	Center	Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane football The University of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane football team represents Tulsa in Conference USA. Tulsa is currently coached by first-year head coach Bill Blankenship. The football team was coached by Todd Graham until he accepted the head coaching job at Pittsburgh....	Kansas City Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	6	47
11	159	Welford Walton	Defensive end	Nevada-Reno Nevada Wolf Pack football The Nevada Wolf Pack Football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Western Athletic Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of the NCAA...
12	174	Bruce Van Dyke Bruce Van Dyke Bruce Van Dyke is a former American football guard in the National Football League who played eleven seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Green Bay Packers.-Early years:...	Guard	Missouri	Kansas City	15	133	Eagles
13	189	Jim Bohl	Running back	New Mexico State New Mexico State Aggies football The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football competition as a member of the Western Athletic Conference ....
14	204	Ron Medved	Running back	Washington Washington Huskies football College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
15	219	Harry Day	Tackle	Memphis State	Houston	12	104
16	234	Arunas Vasys	Linebacker	Notre Dame
17	249	Ike Kelley	Linebacker	Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
18	264	Bill Moorer	Center	Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
19	279	Taft Reed	Defensive back	Jackson State Jackson State Tigers football The Jackson State Tigers are the college football team representing the Jackson State University. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-College Football Hall of Fame members:*Kevin Dent...	San Diego	9	81	Eagles
20	294	Bill Risio	Tackle	Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
20	298	Gerald Circo	Kicker	Cal State-Chico California State University, Chico California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 11, 1966	St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 16–13
2	September 18, 1966	Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 23–10
3	September 25, 1966	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 35–17
4	October 2, 1966	St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 41–10
5	October 9, 1966	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 56–7
6	October 16, 1966	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 31–14
7	October 23, 1966	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 31–3
8	October 30, 1966	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 27–13
9	November 6, 1966	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	W 24–23
10	November 13, 1966	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–7
11	November 20, 1966	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 35–34
12	Bye
13	December 4, 1966	Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 27–23
14	December 11, 1966	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 33–21
15	December 18, 1966	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 37–28

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys 1966 Dallas Cowboys season The 1966 Dallas Cowboys season was the seventh for the franchise in the National Football League. It involved the 10–3–1 Cowboys qualifying for the NFL post-season for the second time in franchise history, by winning the NFL Eastern Conference title, before losing the NFL Championship Game to the...	10	3	1	.769	445	239	W-1
Cleveland Browns 1966 Cleveland Browns season The 1966 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.-Exhibition schedule:-Regular season schedule:-Standings:-References:...	9	5	0	.643	403	259	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	9	5	0	.643	326	340	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 47th season the team was in the league, and the seventh in St. Louis. The team moved its home games from the old Busch Stadium to the new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, and bettered their 1965 record of 5-9, winning eight games...	8	5	1	.615	264	265	L-3
Washington Redskins 1966 Washington Redskins season The 1966 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1965. The Washington Redskins attempted to make Vince Lombardi their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for Otto Graham...	7	7	0	.500	351	355	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : New York Giants :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 37,693* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	5	8	1	.385	316	347	W-2
Atlanta Falcons 1966 Atlanta Falcons season The 1966 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's inaugural season.- Offseason :The Falcons attempted to acquire Green Bay Packers running back Jim Taylor. There were tensions in Green Bay because the Packers first round pick, Jim Grabowski would be groomed to take over for Taylor...	3	11	0	.214	204	437	L-1
New York Giants 1966 New York Giants season The 1966 New York Giants season was the 42nd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 1–12–1 record, the worst in franchise history....	1	12	1	.077	263	501	L-8

Playoff Bowl

Season	Date	Winner	Score	Runner up
1966	January 8, 1967	Baltimore Colts	20–14	Philadelphia Eagles

Awards and Honors

Pro Bowl Selections

Bob Brown selected starting Tackle.

Floyd Peters is selected as Defensive Tackle

League Leaders

Tim Browns leads league in Kickoff Returns for TDs with 2.

Tim Browns finishes 3 rd in Kick return Avg. with 28.1

Joe Scarpati finishes 2nd in Interception with 8.