American Football League draft
1966 AFL draft |
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General information |
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Date(s) | November 27, 1965 |
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Overview |
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180 (regular draft) + 99 (Red Shirt draft) total selections in 20 (regular draft) + 11 (Red Shirt draft) rounds |
League | AFL |
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First selection | Jim Grabowski, RB Miami Dolphins |
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Mr. Irrelevant | Ken McLean, E Buffalo Bills |
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Most selections (24) | New York Jets |
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Fewest selections (18) | Boston Patriots Oakland Raiders |
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Hall of Famers | 2 (1 of Red Shirt draft) |
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The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965.[1][2] The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The Dolphins were awarded the first overall pick in the draft, who used it to select running back Jim Grabowski. The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was kicker Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.
This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.[3][4][5] The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.
The 1966 NFL draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.[1]
Player selections (AFL)
Round one
*As an expansion team, Miami picked first in every round and was awarded an extra pick at the beginning of the draft.
*New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall. They made their second, third, and fifth round picks in the middle of the 7th round, so the first round pick was actually the fourth pick Oakland made.
Round two
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its second round pick was made during the 7th round, 57th overall. This was the first pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round three
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
18 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Gagner | Guard | Florida |
19 | Boston Patriots | Harold Lucas | Tackle | Michigan State |
20 | Denver Broncos | Bob Hadrick | End | Purdue |
21 | Houston Oilers | George Rice | Defensive tackle | Louisiana State |
22 | New York Jets | Carl McAdams | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Walt Barnes | Defensive tackle | Nebraska |
24 | San Diego Chargers | Milt Morin | Tight end | Massachusetts |
25 | Buffalo Bills | Randy Jackson | Tackle | Florida |
58 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Mitchell | Tight end | Bucknell |
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its third round pick was made during the 7th round, 58th overall. This was the second pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round four
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
26 | Miami Dolphins | Dick Leftridge | Fullback | West Virginia |
27 | Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots) | Randy Johnson | Quarterback | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
28 | Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) | George Allen | Tackle | West Texas A&M |
29 | New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers) | Jim Waskiewicz | Center | Wichita State |
30 | New York Jets | Phil Sheridan | End | Notre Dame |
31 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elijah Gibson | Halfback | Bethune–Cookman |
32 | San Diego Chargers | Charlie Brown | Defensive back | Syracuse |
33 | Buffalo Bills | Bobby Burnett | Running back | Arkansas |
71 | Oakland Raiders | Dick Tyson | Guard | Tulsa |
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fourth round pick was made during the 8th round, 71st overall. This was the fifth pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round five
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fifth round pick was made during the 7th round, 59th overall. This was the third pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round six
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
42 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Weisacosky | Linebacker | Miami |
43 | Boston Patriots | Dan Irby | Tackle | Louisiana Tech |
44 | Denver Broncos | James Fulgham | Tackle | Minnesota |
45 | Houston Oilers | Dave Long | Defensive end | Iowa |
46 | New York Jets | Emerson Boozer | Running back | Maryland Eastern Shore |
47 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Osmond | Center | Tulsa |
48 | New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders) | Dick LeMay | Guard | Vanderbilt |
49 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Pettigrew | Defensive tackle | Stanford |
50 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Johnson | Halfback | University of the South |
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.
Round seven
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Picks 57, 58, & 59 were deferred Oakland picks and are shown in rounds two, three, and five respectively.
Round eight
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Pick 70 would have been Oakland's pick in the 8th round but was skipped. Pick 71 was a deferred Oakland pick and is shown in round four.
Round nine
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
74 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Matan | Defensive end | Kansas State |
75 | Boston Patriots | Doug Satcher | Linebacker | Southern Mississippi |
76 | Denver Broncos | Ronald Sbranti | Linebacker | Utah State |
77 | Houston Oilers | Dick Suffel | Defensive back | Texas State |
78 | New York Jets | James Jones | End | Nebraska-Omaha |
79 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dick Smith | Defensive back | Northwestern |
80 | Oakland Raiders | Clifton Kinney | Linebacker | San Diego State |
81 | San Diego Chargers | Taft Reed | Defensive back | Jackson State |
82 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Carter | Defensive end | Tennessee State |
Round ten
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
83 | Miami Dolphins | Pat Killorin | Center | Syracuse |
84 | Boston Patriots | Dennis Brewster | Tackle | BYU |
85 | Denver Broncos | Larry Cox | Defensive tackle | Abilene Christian |
86 | Houston Oilers | Wilbur Aylor | Defensive tackle | Texas State |
87 | New York Jets | Bill Wolski | Fullback | Notre Dame |
88 | Kansas City Chiefs | Fred Dawston | Defensive back | South Carolina State |
89 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Jeter | Tight end | Nebraska |
90 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Pride | Linebacker | Jackson State |
91 | Buffalo Bills | Bobby Crockett | Split End | Arkansas |
Round eleven
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
92 | Miami Dolphins | Sammy Price | Running back | Illinois |
93 | New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots) | Gerry Allen | Running back | Nebraska-Omaha |
94 | Denver Broncos | James Burns | Guard | Northwestern |
95 | Houston Oilers | Monte Ledbetter | Wide receiver | Northwestern State |
96 | New York Jets | Bob Walton | Tackle | Auburn |
97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Ray Smith | Defensive back | Kansas |
98 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Labruzzo | Halfback | Louisiana State |
99 | San Diego Chargers | Terry Owens | Tackle | Jacksonville State |
100 | Buffalo Bills | Dale Stewart | Halfback | Pittsburgh |
Round twelve
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
101 | Miami Dolphins | Howard Twilley | Wide receiver | Tulsa |
102 | Boston Patriots | Dick Fugere | Linebacker | Cincinnati |
103 | New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) | Steve Chomyszak | Defensive tackle | Syracuse |
104 | Houston Oilers | Harry Day | Defensive end | Memphis |
105 | New York Jets | Ken Hollister | Defensive end | Indiana |
106 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bill Bonds | Defensive back | McMurry |
107 | Oakland Raiders | Wayne Foster | Tackle | Washington State |
108 | San Diego Chargers | Ray Jones | Halfback | Cal State Los Angeles |
109 | Buffalo Bills | Wayne DeSutter | Tackle | Western Illinois |
Round thirteen
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
110 | Miami Dolphins | Kent Kramer | Tight end | Minnesota |
111 | Boston Patriots | Tom Carr | Fullback | Bates |
112 | Denver Broncos | Eric Crabtree | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
113 | Houston Oilers | Fred Zimmerman | Linebacker | Toledo |
114 | New York Jets | Stas Maliszewski | Linebacker | Princeton |
115 | Kansas City Chiefs | Wayne Walker | Punter | Northwestern State |
116 | Oakland Raiders | John Niland | Guard | Iowa |
117 | San Diego Chargers | Houston Ridge | Defensive end | San Diego State |
118 | Buffalo Bills | Al McFarlane | Halfback | Louisville |
Round fourteen
Round fifteen
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
128 | Miami Dolphins | Jerry Oliver | Tackle | Texas State |
129 | Boston Patriots | Billy Laird | Quarterback | Louisiana Tech |
130 | Denver Broncos | Mike Ringer | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
131 | Houston Oilers | Tom Dillard | Tackle | Austin Peay State |
132 | New York Jets | Bill Cody | Linebacker | Auburn |
133 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce Van Dyke | Guard | Missouri |
134 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Renko | Fullback | Kansas |
135 | San Diego Chargers | Shelly Novack | End | Long Beach State |
136 | Buffalo Bills | Allen Smith | Running back | Fort Valley State |
Round sixteen
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
137 | Miami Dolphins | Don Lorenz | Defensive end | Stephen F. Austin |
138 | Boston Patriots | Buddy Owens | Guard | Michigan State |
139 | Denver Broncos | Frank Rogers | Kicker | Colorado |
140 | Houston Oilers | Steve Smith | Tackle | Michigan |
141 | New York Jets | Ron Acks | Linebacker | Illinois |
142 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Barrington | Running back | Ohio State |
143 | Oakland Raiders | Craig Ritchey | Defensive back | Stanford |
144 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Scott | Defensive back | Idaho |
145 | Buffalo Bills | Ed Russell | Tackle | Illinois |
Round seventeen
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
146 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Bender | Guard | Arkansas |
147 | Boston Patriots | Dick Capp | Tight end | Boston College |
148 | Denver Broncos | Gary Eickman | Defensive end | Illinois |
149 | Houston Oilers | Lyle Loebach | Tackle | Simpson |
150 | New York Jets | Tommy Tolleson | Wide receiver | Alabama |
151 | Kansas City Chiefs | Walt Garrison | Running back | Oklahoma State |
152 | Oakland Raiders | Ted Holman | Defensive back | Syracuse |
153 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Ogle | Defensive tackle | Long Beach State |
154 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Earhart | Defensive tackle | Bowling Green |
Round eighteen
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
155 | Miami Dolphins | Rich Kestner | End | Kentucky |
156 | Boston Patriots | John Pincavage | End | Virginia |
157 | Denver Broncos | Tom Talaga | Tackle | Notre Dame |
158 | Houston Oilers | Ed Buzzell | Quarterback | Ottawa |
159 | New York Jets | Gerry Mosher | End | California |
160 | Kansas City Chiefs | Hal Seymour | Defensive back | Florida |
161 | Oakland Raiders | Art Robinson | End | Florida A&M |
162 | San Diego Chargers | John Travis | Fullback | San Jose State |
163 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Lashutka | End | Ohio State |
Round nineteen
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
164 | Miami Dolphins | Doug Moreau | Tight end | Louisiana State |
165 | Boston Patriots | Joe Novogratz | Guard | Pittsburgh |
166 | Denver Broncos | Tom Coughlin | Defensive end | Miami |
167 | Houston Oilers | Frank Fuller | Defensive tackle | Drake |
168 | New York Jets | Preston Ridlehuber | Running back | Georgia |
169 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Dunlevy | End | West Virginia |
170 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Shinholser | Linebacker | Florida State |
171 | San Diego Chargers | Jerome Bell | End | Central Oklahoma |
172 | Buffalo Bills | Mel Phillips | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
Round twenty
Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
173 | Miami Dolphins | John Tooker | Defensive back | Adams State |
174 | Boston Patriots | Paul Soule | Halfback | Bowdoin |
175 | Denver Broncos | Cliff Hysell | Tackle | Montana State |
176 | Houston Oilers | Dave Odegaard | Center | Bemidji State |
177 | New York Jets | Randy Schultz | Running back | Northern Iowa |
178 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Garrett | Running back | USC |
179 | Oakland Raiders | Steve Bowman | Halfback | Alabama |
180 | San Diego Chargers | Bill McDowell | Linebacker | Florida State |
181 | Buffalo Bills | Ken McLean | End | Texas A&M |
Redshirt draft
Red Shirt Round one
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
1 | Miami Dolphins | John Roderick | End | Southern Methodist |
2 | Boston Patriots | Willie Townes | Tackle | Tulsa |
3 | Denver Broncos | Nick Eddy | Halfback | Notre Dame |
4 | Houston Oilers | Tom Fisher | Linebacker | Tennessee |
5 | New York Jets | Don Parker | End | Virginia |
6 | Kansas City Chiefs | George Youngblood | End – Defensive back | Cal State Los Angeles |
7 | Oakland Raiders | Rod Sherman | Halfback | USC |
8 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Windsor | End | Kentucky |
9 | Buffalo Bills | Jack Gregory | End | Delta State |
Red Shirt Round two
Red Shirt Round three
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
19 | Miami Dolphins | Jack Clancy | End | Michigan |
20 | Boston Patriots | Ed Toner | Guard | Massachusetts |
21 | Denver Broncos | Dick Arndt | Tackle | Idaho |
22 | Houston Oilers | Ralph Dunlap | Defensive tackle | Baylor |
23 | New York Jets | Jerry Lovelace | Halfback | Texas Tech |
24 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jan Stenerud | Kicker | Montana State |
25 | Oakland Raiders | Ronnie Parson | End | Austin Peay State |
26 | San Diego Chargers | Jeff Staggs | Linebacker | San Diego State |
27 | Buffalo Bills | Tony King | End | Findlay |
Red Shirt Round four
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
28 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Mankins | Fullback | Florida State |
29 | Boston Patriots | Heath Wingate | Tackle | Bowling Green |
30 | Denver Broncos | Mark Gartung | Tackle | Oregon State |
31 | Houston Oilers | Bill Davis | Quarterback | Lamar |
32 | New York Jets | Tommy Burnett | End | Arkansas |
33 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dan Berry | Halfback | California |
34 | Oakland Raiders | John Crumbacher | Tackle | Tennessee |
35 | San Diego Chargers | LaVerle Pratt | Linebacker | Idaho |
36 | Buffalo Bills | Dick Cunningham | Linebacker | Arkansas |
Red Shirt Round five
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
37 | Miami Dolphins | Fritz Greenlee | End | Arizona |
38 | Boston Patriots | Ray Perkins | End | Alabama |
39 | Denver Broncos | Art Hatfield | End | Cal State Los Angeles |
40 | Houston Oilers | Dick Glover | Tackle | Virginia State |
41 | New York Jets | Ray Miller | Tackle | Idaho |
42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Lynn Senkbeil | Linebacker | Nebraska |
43 | Oakland Raiders | George Patton | Tackle | Georgia |
44 | San Diego Chargers | Rhome Nixon | End | Southern University |
45 | Buffalo Bills | Dick Czap | Tackle | Nebraska |
Red Shirt Round six
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
46 | Miami Dolphins | Bill Darnall | Defensive back | North Carolina |
47 | Boston Patriots | Joe Avezzano | Guard | Florida State |
48 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Durling | Tackle | Wyoming |
49 | Houston Oilers | John Gary | Defensive tackle | Grambling State |
50 | New York Jets | Allen Smith | Halfback | Findlay |
51 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dick Reding | Defensive back | Northwestern State |
52 | Oakland Raiders | Dan Archer | Tackle | Oregon |
53 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Beauchamp | End – Defensive back | Iowa State |
54 | Buffalo Bills | Leroy Carter | Halfback | Grambling State |
Red Shirt Round seven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
55 | Miami Dolphins | Don Williams | Defensive tackle | Wofford |
56 | Boston Patriots | Brent Caston | Defensive back | Mississippi |
57 | Denver Broncos | John Mason | End | Stanford |
58 | Houston Oilers | Clyde Pettaway | Tackle | North Carolina A&T |
59 | New York Jets | Randy Smith | Linebacker | Clemson |
60 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bill Ogle | Tackle | Stanford |
61 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Thomas | Halfback | Oklahoma |
62 | San Diego Chargers | Saint Saffold | End | San Jose State |
63 | Buffalo Bills | Dick Weeks | Back | Texas-El Paso |
Red Shirt Round eight
Red Shirt Round nine
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
73 | Miami Dolphins | Craig Baynham | End | Georgia Tech |
74 | Boston Patriots | Jack White | Quarterback | Penn State |
75 | Denver Broncos | Bud Harrington | Fullback | Tulsa |
76 | Houston Oilers | Lee Garner | Linebacker | Mississippi |
77 | New York Jets | John Stipech | Tackle | Utah |
78 | Kansas City Chiefs | Perry Parks | Defensive tackle | Cal State Los Angeles |
79 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Page | Defensive back | Clemson |
80 | Oakland Raiders | Mel Tom | Linebacker | San Jose State |
81 | Buffalo Bills | Ed King | Linebacker | USC |
Red Shirt Round ten
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
82 | Miami Dolphins | Randy Winkler | Tackle | Tarleton State |
83 | Boston Patriots | Bob Ellis | Halfback | Massachusetts |
84 | Denver Broncos | Andre White | End | Florida A&M |
85 | Houston Oilers | Dan Goich | Tackle | California |
86 | New York Jets | Dick Fitzgerald | Tackle | Nebraska |
87 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elmer Collett | Center | San Francisco State |
88 | Oakland Raiders | Joe O'Brien | Fullback | Texas–Arlington |
89 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Becker | Tackle | Montana |
90 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Moorer | Center | Georgia Tech |
Red Shirt Round eleven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
91 | Miami Dolphins | Kai Anderson | Center | Illinois |
92 | Boston Patriots | Jerry Marion | Halfback | Wyoming |
93 | Denver Broncos | Mike Sullivan | End | Oregon State |
94 | Houston Oilers | Chuck Arkwright | Tackle | Georgia |
95 | New York Jets | Jim Kollman | Guard | Oregon |
96 | Kansas City Chiefs | Denis Moore | Tackle | USC |
97 | San Diego Chargers | Hugh Wright | Fullback | Adams State |
98 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Brundage | Quarterback | Oregon |
99 | Buffalo Bills | Benny Russell | Quarterback | Louisville |
Notable undrafted players
See also
References
- ^ a b "Texas grid star 1st duplication". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 27, 1965. p. 8.
- ^ "Nobis, Grabowski top picks as pros tap college talent". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. E3.
- ^ "How merger will operate". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 4, part 2.
- ^ "How NFL, AFL will run from single wing". Miami News. Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 16A.
- ^ Schramm, Tex (June 20, 1966). "Here's how it happened". Sports Illustrated. p. 14. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014.
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- St. Petersburg Times – Top Pro Draft Selections – November 29, 1965 – page 3C
- Milwaukee Sentinel – NFL, AFL Draft of College Football Players – November 29, 1965 – page 8, part 2
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette – AFL Draft Selections – November 29, 1965 – page 38
External links
- Pro Football Reference – 1966 AFL Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame – 1966 Draft
- Remember the AFL – 1966 Draft