1966 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (3-11)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1966 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1966 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.

The Falcons scored only 204 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 437. Junior Coffey ran for a team-best 722 yards for Atlanta.

Randy Johnson passed for 1,795 yards. Alex Hawkins paced the receiving corps, hauling in 44 passes for 661 yards.

Jerry Richardson snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Norb Hecker coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
87	Taz Anderson	TE	November 15, 1938	6'2"	220	Georgia Tech	Savannah, GA USA	8	0
80	Gary Barnes	SE	September 13, 1939	6'4"	200	Clemson	Fairfax, AL USA	9	3
84	Vern Burke	SE	April 30, 1941	6'4"	215	Oregon St.	San Luis Obispo, CA USA	14	8
22	Lee Calland	RCB	September 14, 1941	6'0"	190	Louisville	Louisville, KY USA	14	14
10	Dennis Claridge	QB	August 18, 1941	6'2"	220	Nebraska	Phoenix, AZ USA	7	3
34	Junior Coffey	HB	March 21, 1942	6'2"	215	Washington	Kyle, TX USA	14	0
48	Angelo Coia	SE	April 21, 1938	6'3"	195	Citadel	Philadelphia, PA USA	6	3
75	Ed Cook	LG	June 29, 1932	6'2"	245	Notre Dame	Philadelphia, PA USA	14	14
37	Perry Dunn	HB	January 20, 1941	6'2"	210	Mississippi	Natchez, MS USA	14	0
49	Glenn Glass	FL	February 16, 1940	6'1"	205	Tennessee	Holopaw, FL USA	3	0
67	Dan Grimm	RG	February 7, 1941	6'3"	245	Colorado	Perry, IA USA	14	14
25	Alex Hawkins	FL	July 2, 1937	6'0"	190	South Carolina	Welch, WV USA	12	12
55	Ralph Heck	LB	November 6, 1941	6'1"	230	Colorado	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	0
83	Tom Hutchinson	FL	June 15, 1941	6'1"	190	Kentucky	Stanford, KY USA	5	0
57	Bill Jobko	RLB	October 7, 1935	6'2"	224	Ohio St.	Bridgeport, OH USA	14	14
11	Randy Johnson	QB	June 17, 1944	6'3"	205	Texas A&M-Kingsville	San Antonio, TX USA	14	11
32	Rudy Johnson	HB	August 12, 1941	5'11"	190	Nebraska	Houston, TX USA	1	0
50	Jerry Jones	DE	February 14, 1944	6'4"	260	Bowling Green	Dayton, OH USA	7	0
65	Lou Kirouac	K	May 17, 1940	6'3"	248	Boston Col.	Manchester, NH USA	14	0
78	Dick Koeper	LOT	July 23, 1943	6'4"	260	Oregon St.	San Francisco, CA USA	3	0
73	Errol Linden	RT	October 21, 1937	6'5"	258	Houston	New Orleans, LA USA	14	14
26	Billy Lothridge	P	January 1, 1942	6'1"	194	Georgia Tech	Cleveland, GA USA	14	0
27	Red Mack	FL	June 19, 1937	5'10"	180	Notre Dame	Oconto, WI USA	1	0
53	Frank Marchlewski	C	October 14, 1943	6'2"	240	Minnesota	New Kensington, PA USA	14	14
70	Bud Marshall	DT	September 12, 1941	6'4"	270	Baylor	Carthage, TX USA	6	0
85	Bill Martin	TE	October 27, 1942	6'4"	238	Georgia Tech	Gainesville, GA USA	14	14
33	Larry Morris	LB	December 10, 1933	6'2"	226	Georgia Tech	Decatur, GA USA	12	0
60	Tommy Nobis	MLB	September 20, 1943	6'2"	240	Texas	San Antonio, TX USA	14	14
47	Nick Rassas	S	January 13, 1944	6'0"	190	Notre Dame	Baltimore, MD USA	8	0
36	Ken Reaves	DB	October 29, 1944	6'3"	210	Norfolk St.	Braddock, PA USA	14	0
29	Ron Rector	RB	May 29, 1944	6'0"	200	Northwestern	Akron, OH USA	4	0
76	Guy Reese	LDT	September 22, 1939	6'5"	258	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	2	2
68	Bobby Richards	LDE	October 2, 1938	6'2"	245	LSU	Columbus, MS USA	14	14
43	Jerry Richardson	LS	November 13, 1941	6'3"	190	West Texas A&M	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	14
32	Preston Ridlehuber	RB	November 2, 1943	6'2"	217	Georgia	Greenwood, SC USA	3	0
20	Bob Riggle	RS	February 5, 1944	6'1"	200	Penn St.	Washington, PA USA	14	14
74	Karl Rubke	LDT	December 6, 1935	6'4"	240	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	14	12
52	Marion Rushing	LLB	September 3, 1936	6'2"	223	Southern Illinois	Pinckneyville, IL USA	14	14
31	Charlie Scales	FB-HB	January 11, 1938	5'11"	210	Indiana	Pittsburgh, PA USA	5	0
82	Bob Sherlag	FL	April 19, 1943	6'0"	195	Memphis	Chicago, IL USA	9	2
24	Jimmy Sidle	HB	February 7, 1943	6'2"	215	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	6	0
77	Chuck Sieminski	RDT	July 3, 1940	6'5"	270	Penn St.	Swoyersville, PA USA	14	14
45	Carl Silvestri	DB	March 27, 1943	5'11"	195	Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI USA	3	0
66	Jim Simon	G	March 22, 1940	6'4"	240	Miami (FL)	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	2
14	Steve Sloan	QB	August 19, 1944	6'0"	185	Alabama	Austin, TN USA	3	0
40	Ron Smith	KR	May 3, 1943	6'1"	195	Wisconsin	Chicago, IL USA	14	14
71	Joe Szczecko	LDT	August 25, 1942	6'0"	245	Northwestern	Lahr, Germany	12	4
72	Don Talbert	LT	March 1, 1939	6'5"	255	Texas	Louisville, MS USA	12	12
86	Tommy Tolleson	FL	January 30, 1943	6'1"	195	Alabama	Birmingham, AL USA	8	0
7	Wade Traynham	K	February 3, 1942	6'2"	218	Frederick CC (MD)	Hampton, VA USA	2	0
30	Ernie Wheelwright	FB	November 28, 1939	6'3"	235	Southern Illinois	Columbus, OH USA	14	14
51	Bob Whitlow	C	February 15, 1936	6'2"	236	Indiana	Shelbyville, IN USA	11	0
88	Sam Williams	RDE	March 9, 1931	6'5"	235	Michigan St.	Dansville, MI USA	14	14
44	Bill Wolski	FB	May 23, 1944	5'11"	203	Notre Dame	Muskegon, MI USA	2	0