1966 NFL Draft

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The 1966 National Football League Draft featured the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL drafted their players separate of one another. As a result, many players selected by both teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more prestigious NFL, or in a rarer case, the AFL.

[edit] Round One (NFL)

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Atlanta Falcons	Tommy Nobis	Linebacker	Texas
2	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Mack	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Leftridge	Running Back	West Virginia
4	Philadelphia Eagles	Randy Beisler	Defensive End	Indiana
5	Dallas Cowboys	John Niland	Offensive Guard	Iowa
6	Washington Redskins	Charlie Gogolak	Kicker	Princeton
7	Minnesota Vikings	Jerry Shay	Offensive Tackle	Purdue
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Carl McAdams	Linebacker	Oklahoma
9	Green Bay Packers	Jim Grabowski	Running Back	Illinois
10	New York Giants	Francis Peay	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
11	San Francisco 49ers	Stan Hindman	Offensive Tackle	Ole 'Miss
12	Chicago Bears	George Rice	Offensive Tackle	LSU
13	Green Bay Packers	Gale Gillingham	Offensive Tackle	Minnesota
14	Cleveland Browns	Milt Morin	Tight End	UMass
15	Baltimore Colts	Sam Ball	Offensive Tackle	Kentucky
16	Atlanta Falcons	Randy Johnson	Quarterback	Texas A&I

[edit] Round One (AFL)

NFL Team	Player	Position	College
Boston Patriots	Karl Singer	Offensive Tackle	Purdue
Buffalo Bills	Mike Dennis	Running Back	Ole 'Miss
Denver Broncos	Jerry Shay	Offensive Tackle	Purdue
Houston Oilers	Tommy Nobis	Linebacker	Texas
Kansas City Chiefs	Aaron Brown	End	Minnesota
Miami Dolphins	Jim Grabowski	Running Back	Illinois
Miami Dolphins	Rick Norton	Quarterback	Kentucky
New York Jets	Bill Yearby	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
Oakland Raiders	Rodger Bird	Running Back	Kentucky
San Diego Chargers	Don Davis	Offensive Tackle	Cal State-LA

[edit] Other Notable Players Selected

• Mike Garrett, Running Back -Kansas City Chiefs, 2nd Round, USC
• Rod Sherman, Wide Receiver -Baltimore Colts, 4th Round, USC
• Walt Garrison, Running Back -Dallas Cowboys, 5th Round, Oklahoma State
• Pete Banaszak, Running Back -Oakland Raiders, 5th Round, Miami(FL)
• Emerson Boozer, Running Back -New York Jets, 6th Round, Maryland-Eastern Shore
• Howard Twilley, Wide Receiver -Miami Dolphins, 12th Round, Tulsa

Preceded by 1965 NFL Draft

NFL Draft 1966

Succeeded by 1967 NFL Draft