National Football League - 1966 NFL Draft Picks



Year	Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	From	Notes	ROY	HOF	Allstar	Heismann
1966	1966	1	1	Tommy Nobis	LB	Texas
1966	1966	1	1	Jim Grabowski	RB	Illinois
1966	1966	1	2	Tom Mack	G	Michigan
1966	1966	1	3	Dick Leftridge	RB	West Virginia
1966	1966	1	4	Randy Beisler	DE	Indiana
1966	1966	1	5	John Niland	G	Iowa
1966	1966	1	6	Charlie Gogolak	K	Princeton
1966	1966	1	7	Jerry Shary	T	Purdue
1966	1966	1	8	Carl McAdams	LB	Oklahoma
1966	1966	1	9	Jim Grabowski	RB	Illinois
1966	1966	1	10	Francis Peay	T	Missouri
1966	1966	1	11	Stan Hindman	T	Mississippi
1966	1966	1	12	George Rice	DT	LSU
1966	1966	1	13	Gale Gillingham	T	Minnesota
1966	1966	1	14	Milt Morin	TE	Massachusetts
1966	1966	1	15	Sam Ball	T	Kentucky
1966	1966	1	16	Randy Johnson	QB	Texas A&I
1966	1966	2	17	Nick Rassas	DB	Notre Dame
1966	1966	2	18	Mike Garrett	RB	USC
1966	1966	2	19	Larry Gagner	G	Florida
1966	1966	2	20	Grary Pettigrew	DE	Stanford
1966	1966	2	21	Walter Barnes	T	Nebraska
1966	1966	2	22	Willie Townes	T	Tulsa
1966	1966	2	23	Harold Lucas	T	Michigan State
1966	1966	2	24	Nick Eddy	RB	Notre Dame
1966	1966	2	25	Don Davis	T	Cal State-Los Angeles
1966	1966	2	26	Bob Windson	TE	Kentucky
1966	1966	2	27	Jim Lindsey	RB	Arkansas
1966	1966	2	28	Charlie Brown	DB	Syracuse
1966	1966	2	29	Rick Norton	QB	Kentucky
1966	1966	2	30	Tom Cichowski	T	Maryland
1966	1966	2	31	Butch Allison	T	Missouri
1966	1966	2	32	Jerry Jones	T	Bowling Green
1966	1966	3	33	Mike Dennis	RB	Mississippi
1966	1966	3	34	Dick Tyson	G	Tulsa
1966	1966	3	35	Pat Killorin	C	Syracuse
1966	1966	3	36	Ben Hawkins	WR	Arizona State
1966	1966	3	37	Al Randolph	RB	Iowa
1966	1966	3	38	Tom Barrington	RB	Ohio State
1966	1966	3	39	Bill Malinchak	WR	Indiana
1966	1966	3	40	Tom Fisher	LB	Tennessee
1966	1966	3	41	Dan Bland	DB	Mississippi State
1966	1966	3	42	Don Hansen	LB	Illinois
1966	1966	3	43	Dave Long	DE	Iowa
1966	1966	3	44	Bob Pickens	T	Nebraska
1966	1966	3	45	Fred Heron	T	San Jose State
1966	1966	3	46	Tony Jeter	E	Nebraska
1966	1966	3	47	Rick Kestner	WR	Kentucky
1966	1966	3	48	Phil Sheridan	WR	Notre Dame
1966	1966	4	49	Ken Reaves	DB	Virginia State
1966	1966	4	50	Henry Dyer	RB	Grambling
1966	1966	4	51	Randy Jackson	T	Florida
1966	1966	4	52	Frank Emanuel	LB	Tennessee
1966	1966	4	53	Bill Clay	DB	Mississippi
1966	1966	4	54	Rod Sherman	WR	USC
1966	1966	4	55	Doug Van Horn	G	Ohio State
1966	1966	4	56	Don Parker	G	Virginia
1966	1966	4	57	Ron Acks	DE	Illinois
1966	1966	4	58	Gary Snook	QB	Iowa
1966	1966	4	59	Willie Walker	WR	Tennessee State
1966	1966	4	60	Doug Buffone	LB	Louisville
1966	1966	4	61	Pete Duranko	DE	Notre Dame
1966	1966	4	62	John Roderick	WR	Southern Methodist
1966	1966	4	63	Hoyle Granger	RB	Mississippi State
1966	1966	4	64	Willie Asbury	RB	Kent State
1966	1966	5	65	Bill Wolski	RB	Notre Dame
1966	1966	5	66	Diron Talbert	T	Texas
1966	1966	5	67	Bill Cody	LB	Auburn
1966	1966	5	68	Dan Berry	RB	California
1966	1966	5	69	Mel Phillips	DB	North Carolina A&T
1966	1966	5	70	Dick Lemay	T	Vanderbilt
1966	1966	5	71	Steve Smith	WR	Michigan
1966	1966	5	72	Doug Davis	T	Kentucky
1966	1966	5	73	Jack Clancy	WR	Michigan
1966	1966	5	74	Randy Schultz	RB	Northern Iowa
1966	1966	5	75	Bill Briggs	DE	Iowa
1966	1966	5	76	Bob Hall	DB	Brown
1966	1966	5	77	Dick Ardt	T	Idaho
1966	1966	5	78	Dan Fulford	WR	Auburn
1966	1966	5	79	Walt Garrison	RB	Oklahoma State
1966	1966	5	80	Martin Kahn	T	North Texas State
1966	1966	6	81	Charley Casey	WR	Florida
1966	1966	6	82	Bruce Anderson	T	Willamette
1966	1966	6	83	Wilbur Aylor	T	Southwest Texas State
1966	1966	6	84	Bob Sherlag	DB	Memphis State
1966	1966	6	85	Dennis Brewster	T	Brigham Young
1966	1966	6	86	Bob Dunlevy	WR	West Virginia
1966	1966	6	87	Wayne De Sutter	T	Western Illinois
1966	1966	6	88	Tim Van Galder	QB	Iowa State
1966	1966	6	89	Mel Tom	LB	San Jose State
1966	1966	6	90	Jim Battle	DE	Southern
1966	1966	6	91	Charlie Johnson	DT	Louisville
1966	1966	6	92	Franklin McRae	DT	Tennessee State
1966	1966	6	93	Fred Hoaglin	C	Pittsburgh
1966	1966	6	94	Earl Yates	T	Duke
1966	1966	6	95	Stas Maliszewski	LB	Princeton
1966	1966	7	96	William Johnson	RB	University of the South
1966	1966	7	97	George Youngblood	DB	Cal State-Los Angeles
1966	1966	7	98	Emerson Boozer	RB	Maryland-Eastern Shore
1966	1966	7	99	David Lince	T	North Dakota
1966	1966	7	100	Arthur Robinson	WR	Florida A&M
1966	1966	7	101	George Patton	T	Georgia
1966	1966	7	102	Charley Arkwright	T	Georgia
1966	1966	7	103	Johnnie Robinson	WR	Tennessee State
1966	1966	7	104	Phil Harris	RB	Texas
1966	1966	7	105	Dave Ellis	DE	North Carolina State
1966	1966	7	106	Bob Meers	E	Massachusetts
1966	1966	7	107	Ron Meyer	QB	South Dakota State
1966	1966	7	108	Ray Miller	DE	Idaho
1966	1966	7	109	Leroy Carter	WR	Grambling
1966	1966	7	110	Ray Perkins	WR	Alabama
1966	1966	8	111	Bill Goss	LB	Tulane
1966	1966	8	112	Vilnis Ezerins	RB	Wisconsin-Whitewater
1966	1966	8	113	Charlie Harper	T	Oklahoma State
1966	1966	8	114	John Mason	E	Stanford
1966	1966	8	115	Stan Mitchell	RB	Tennessee
1966	1966	8	116	Don Kunit	RB	Penn State
1966	1966	8	117	John Pincavage	RB	Virginia
1966	1966	8	118	Bill Matan	WR	Kansas State
1966	1966	8	119	Dick Witcher	WR	UCLA
1966	1966	8	120	Jerry Allen	RB	Nebraska-Omaha
1966	1966	8	121	Dan Goich	E	California
1966	1966	8	122	Doug McFalls	DB	Georgia
1966	1966	8	123	Tom Talaga	WR	Notre Dame
1966	1966	8	124	Ken McLean	WR	Texas A&M
1966	1966	8	125	Jack White	QB	Penn State
1966	1966	9	126	Bob Sanders	C	North Texas State
1966	1966	9	127	Burton Matthies	RB	Wayne State
1966	1966	9	128	Dale Stewart	DE	Pittsburgh
1966	1966	9	129	Jim Todd	RB	Ball State
1966	1966	9	130	Darrell Elam	WR	West Virginia Tech
1966	1966	9	131	Jack Shinholser	LB	Florida State
1966	1966	9	132	Freeman White	WR	Nebraska
1966	1966	9	133	Kent Kramer	WR	Minnesota
1966	1966	9	134	Ron Green	WR	North Dakota
1966	1966	9	135	Charlie Bryant	WR	Allen
1966	1966	9	136	Dick Cunningham	G	Arkansas
1966	1966	9	137	Fritz Greenlee	WR	Northern Arizona
1966	1966	9	138	Ron Rector	RB	Northwestern
1966	1966	9	139	Jack Gergory	DE	Delta State
1966	1966	9	140	Jerry Gross	RB	Auburn
1966	1966	10	141	Mike Bender	G	Arkansas
1966	1966	10	142	Mike Capshaw	T	Abilene Christian
1966	1966	10	143	Jerry Marion	DB	Wyoming
1966	1966	10	144	John Osmond	C	Tulsa
1966	1966	10	145	Caesar Belser	DB	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
1966	1966	10	146	Mason Mitchell	RB	Washington
1966	1966	10	147	Ron Sbranti	DE	Utah State
1966	1966	10	148	Bruce Yates	T	Auburn
1966	1966	10	149	Mike Ringer	RB	Oklahoma
1966	1966	10	150	Tom Brigham	DE	Wisconsin
1966	1966	10	151	Jeff Smith	LB	USC
1966	1966	10	152	Bobby Burnett	RB	Arkansas
1966	1966	10	153	Monty Ledbetter	WR	Northwestern State (LA)
1966	1966	10	154	Sam Montgomery	DE	Southern
1966	1966	10	155	Claude Brownlee	DE	Benedictine
1966	1966	11	156	Steve Sloan	QB	Alabama
1966	1966	11	157	Darrell Hoover	RB	Arizona
1966	1966	11	158	Charley Washington	RB	Grambling
1966	1966	11	159	Welford Walton	DE	Nevada-Reno
1966	1966	11	160	Austin Denny	WR	Tennessee
1966	1966	11	161	Dick Reding	WR	Northwestern State (LA)
1966	1966	11	162	Stan Quintana	DB	New Mexico
1966	1966	11	163	Bobby Williams	RB	Central State (OK)
1966	1966	11	164	Jack O'Billovich	LB	Oregon State
1966	1966	11	165	Cliff Wilder	WR	Iowa
1966	1966	11	166	Preston Ridlehuber	RB	Georgia
1966	1966	11	167	Terry Owens	WR	Jacksonville State
1966	1966	11	168	Ralph Wenzel	G	San Diego State
1966	1966	11	169	Tony Fire	T	Bowling Green
1966	1966	11	170	Eric Crabtree	WR	Pittsburgh
1966	1966	12	171	Ken Hollister	T	Indiana
1966	1966	12	172	George Clayton	DB	Fairmont State
1966	1966	12	173	Les Shy	DB	Long Beach State
1966	1966	12	174	Bruce Van Dyke	G	Missouri
1966	1966	12	175	John Stipech	LB	Utah
1966	1966	12	176	Craig Baynham	RB	Georgia Tech
1966	1966	12	177	Rickey Johnson	T	Clemson
1966	1966	12	178	Randy Winkler	T	Tarleton State
1966	1966	12	179	Ken Avery	LB	Southern Mississippi
1966	1966	12	180	Lyle Loebach	T	Simpson
1966	1966	12	181	Bob Petrella	DB	Tennessee
1966	1966	12	182	Wayne Page	DE	Clemson
1966	1966	12	183	Rich Czap	T	Nebraska
1966	1966	12	184	Jim Mankins	RB	Florida State
1966	1966	12	185	Jim Carer	G	Tennessee State
1966	1966	13	186	Bob Collins	T	South Carolina
1966	1966	13	187	Jake David	RB	Lamar
1966	1966	13	188	Benjy Dial	QB	Eastern New Mexico
1966	1966	13	189	Jim Bohl	RB	New Mexico State
1966	1966	13	190	Ron Lamb	RB	South Carolina
1966	1966	13	191	Heath Wingate	C	Bowling Green
1966	1966	13	192	Bill Masselter	T	Wisconsin
1966	1966	13	193	Jim Fulgham	T	Minnesota
1966	1966	13	194	Jim Jackson	RB	Western Illinois
1966	1966	13	195	Larry Martin	T	San Diego State
1966	1966	13	196	Jim Brown	G	Nebraska
1966	1966	13	197	Wayne Becker	T	Montana
1966	1966	13	198	Ed King	LB	USC
1966	1966	13	199	Jim Boudreaux	T	Louisiana Tech
1966	1966	13	200	Bob Hadrick	WR	Purdue
1966	1966	14	201	Steve Ecker	K	Shippensburg
1966	1966	14	202	Terry Parks	T	Cal State-Los Angeles
1966	1966	14	203	Joe Novogratz	LB	Pittsburgh
1966	1966	14	204	Ron Medved	RB	Washington
1966	1966	14	205	Jerry Lovelace	RB	Texas Tech
1966	1966	14	206	Lewis Turner	RB	Norfolk State
1966	1966	14	207	Howard McCard	G	Syracuse
1966	1966	14	208	Elmer Collett	C	Cal State-San Francisco
1966	1966	14	209	Howard Twilley	WR	Tulsa
1966	1966	14	210	LaVerle Pratt	LB	Idaho
1966	1966	14	211	Denis Moore	T	USC
1966	1966	14	212	Mike Buckner	DB	Northwestern
1966	1966	14	213	Pete Lammons	E	Texas
1966	1966	14	214	Ron Hanson	WR	North Dakota State
1966	1966	14	215	Jim Ward	QB	Gettysburg
1966	1966	15	216	Tom Tolleson	WR	Alabama
1966	1966	15	217	Mike Sullivan	WR	Oregon State
1966	1966	15	218	Joe Dobson	T	Idaho
1966	1966	15	219	Harry Day	T	Memphis State
1966	1966	15	220	Mark Gartung	T	Oregon State
1966	1966	15	221	Hal Seymour	RB	Florida
1966	1966	15	222	Saint Saffold	WR	San Jose State
1966	1966	15	223	Hugh Wright	RB	Adams State
1966	1966	15	224	Darryl Alleman	WR	Wyoming
1966	1966	15	225	Bill Sullivan	DE	West Virginia
1966	1966	15	226	Steve Bowman	RB	Alabama
1966	1966	15	227	Jim Kollman	G	Oregon
1966	1966	15	228	Grady Bolton	T	Mississippi State
1966	1966	15	229	Bob Ellis	DE	Massachusetts
1966	1966	15	230	Lee Garner	LB	Mississippi
1966	1966	16	231	Jim Vining	G	Rice
1966	1966	16	232	Joe O'Brien	WR	Texas-Arlington
1966	1966	16	233	Jim Long	WR	Purdue
1966	1966	16	234	Arunas Vasys	LB	Notre Dame
1966	1966	16	235	Hal Wantland	RB	Tennessee
1966	1966	16	236	Tom Piggee	RB	Cal State-San Francisco
1966	1966	16	237	Jim Williams	DE	Arkansas
1966	1966	16	238	Dick Kasperek	C	Iowa State
1966	1966	16	239	Jerry Gendron	WR	Wisconsin-Eau Claire
1966	1966	16	240	Sam Price	RB	Illinois
1966	1966	16	241	Jim LeClair	QB	C.W. Post
1966	1966	16	242	Lynn Senkbeil	LB	Nebraska
1966	1966	16	243	David Ray	E	Alabama
1966	1966	16	244	Bob Schultz	DE	Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1966	1966	16	245	Rod Stewart	E	Duke
1966	1966	17	246	Lurley Archambeau	C	Toledo
1966	1966	17	247	Dan Gilbert	T	Arkansas Tech
1966	1966	17	248	Mike Brundage	QB	Oregon
1966	1966	17	249	Ike Kelley	LB	Ohio State
1966	1966	17	250	George Allen	T	West Texas State
1966	1966	17	251	Mitch Zalnasky	WR	Pittsburgh
1966	1966	17	252	Benny Russell	QB	Louisville
1966	1966	17	253	Ralph Dunlap	DE	Baylor
1966	1966	17	254	Gary Eickman	T	Illinois
1966	1966	17	255	Jim Breeland	C	Georgia Tech
1966	1966	17	256	Monroe Beard	RB	Virginia Union
1966	1966	17	257	Curtis Gentry	DB	Maryland-Eastern Shore
1966	1966	17	258	David Hathcock	DB	Memphis State
1966	1966	17	259	Gene Modzelewski	T	New Mexico State
1966	1966	17	260	Randy Matson	T	Texas A&M
1966	1966	18	261	Doug Korver	C	Northern Iowa
1966	1966	18	262	Ray Johnson	LB	Whitworth
1966	1966	18	263	Ken Lucas	QB	Pittsburgh
1966	1966	18	264	Bill Moorer	C	Georgia Tech
1966	1966	18	265	Joe Burson	RB	Georgia
1966	1966	18	266	Steve Orr	T	Washington
1966	1966	18	267	Bill Johnson	WR	Livingston
1966	1966	18	268	Kai Anderson	C	Illinois
1966	1966	18	269	Ron Parson	WR	Austin Peay
1966	1966	18	270	Dale Greco	DT	Illinois
1966	1966	18	271	Willie Jones	DE	Kansas State
1966	1966	18	272	Charley Kines	T	Michigan
1966	1966	18	273	Charley Harraway	RB	San Jose State
1966	1966	18	274	Jim Jones	DE	Nebraska-Omaha
1966	1966	18	275	Ed Toner	T	Massachusetts
1966	1966	19	276	Walt Mainer	DB	Xavier
1966	1966	19	277	Homer Williams	WR	USC
1966	1966	19	278	Dave Neilson	QB	Albion
1966	1966	19	279	Taft Reed	DB	Jackson State
1966	1966	19	280	Byron Johnson	T	Central Washington
1966	1966	19	281	Andre White	WR	Florida A&M
1966	1966	19	282	Bobby Crockett	WR	Arkansas
1966	1966	19	283	Dick Fitzgerald	T	Nebraska
1966	1966	19	284	Jessie Stokes	RB	Corpus Christi State
1966	1966	19	285	Tony Golmont	DB	North Carolina State
1966	1966	19	286	Bob Baier	T	Simpson
1966	1966	19	287	Roger Haberer	RB	Eastern Illinois
1966	1966	19	288	Dave Moton	WR	USC
1966	1966	19	289	Karl Singer	T	Purdue
1966	1966	19	290	Ken Duke	RB	Morgan State
1966	1966	20	291	Bob Riggle	DB	Penn State
1966	1966	20	292	Bud Harrington	RB	Tulsa
1966	1966	20	293	Ron Springer	T	Albion
1966	1966	20	294	Bill Risio	T	Boston College
1966	1966	20	295	John Kelly	C	Florida A&M
1966	1966	20	296	Lou Hudson	WR	Minnesota
1966	1966	20	297	Willie Walker	WR	Baylor
1966	1966	20	298	Gerald Circo	K	Cal State-Chico
1966	1966	20	299	Tom Gallagher	DE	Indiana
1966	1966	20	300	Allen Smith	RB	Findlay
1966	1966	20	301	Randy Minniear	RB	Purdue
1966	1966	20	302	Goldie Sellers	WR	Grambling
1966	1966	20	303	Joe Petro	DB	Temple
1966	1966	20	304	Ed Maras	WR	South Dakota State
1966	1966	20	305	Tom Carr	T	Morgan State

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Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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