1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bud Grant (8-7-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Blue Bombers chalked up 264 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Dave Raimey rushed for a team-high 1,223 yards for Winnipeg.

Kenny Ploen passed for 2,323 yards. Ken Nielsen led pass catchers, catching 44 balls for 719 yards.

Norm Rauhaus picked off 4 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Conference Final.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
12	Richard Badar	QB	March 8, 1943	6'1"	190	Indiana	Cleveland, OH USA	8	3
73	Gord Brown	E	June 4, 1944	6'3"	228	Oklahoma		13
23	Billy Cooper	HB	January 1, 1945	5'10"	180	Winnipeg Rods Jr.	Winnipeg, MB	15
26	Ken Danchuk	DB	March 6, 1942	5'11"	195	UBC	Edmonton, AB	14
63	Wayne Dennis	DT	July 23, 1940	6'0"	235	Montana		14
44	Paul Desjardins	C/LB	September 12, 1943	6'3"	255	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON	16
78	Noel Dunford	E	December 24, 1939	6'2"	185	St. James Rams (Int.)	Kenora, ON	16
60	Ron Everett	T	May 2, 1944	6'4"	240	North Dakota	Winnipeg, MB	1
71	Farrell Funston	E	March 5, 1936	6'2"	208	Pacific	Los Angeles, CA	5
61	Roger Hamelin	T	April 27, 1941	6'2"	235	Weston Wildcats Jr.	Winnipeg, MB	16
22	Barry Hansen	DB	August 11, 1941	5'10"	180	California State - Northridge	Winnipeg, MB	16
29	Leo Lewis	HB	February 4, 1933	5'10"	196	Lincoln	Des Moines, IA	5
34	Dennis Liebrecht	HB	August 14, 1938	6'3"	230	St. James Jr.	Winnipeg, MB	16
28	Billy Martin	HB	June 6, 1938	5'11"	197	Minnesota	Chicago, IL USA	6
31	Al Miller	T	April 18, 1940	6'0"	228	Ohio	Fostoria, OH USA	15
54	Phil Minnick	LB	December 28, 1942	6'2"	230	Iowa State		14
21	Ken Nielsen	FL	May 10, 1942	6'1"	180	Alberta	Hanna, AB	16
35	Art Perkins	HB	May 1, 1940	6'0"	225	North Texas	Fort Worth, TX USA	16
64	Cornel Piper	G	April 2, 1937	6'1"	235	Winnipeg Rods Jr.	Ardmore, AB	5
77	Ernie Pitts	DB/E	March 8, 1935	6'2"	192	Denver	Aliquippa, PA	16
11	Kenny Ploen	QB	June 3, 1935	6'1"	184	Iowa	Lost Nation, IA	15	13
27	Dave Raimey	HB	November 18, 1940	5'10"	195	Michigan	Dayton, OH USA	16
70	Norm Rauhaus	DB	November 4, 1935	6'1"	195	Weston Wildcats Jr.	Winnpeg, MB	15
60	Robert Reed	T	February 23, 1943	6'3"	250	Tennessee St.	Marshall, TX USA	7
53	Bill Restelli	G		6'0"	235	Iowa		16
67	Frank Rigney	T	April 9, 1936	6'4"	233	Iowa	East St. Louis, IL	16
43	Paul Robson	C/LB	January 30, 1941	6'1"	228	North Dakota		16
56	Morley Rolhiser	G	May 11, 1942	6'3"	225	Washington		16
32	Marty Rosen	HB	July 14, 1943	6'0"	205	South Carolina		10
72	Bob Taylor	E	February 5, 1940	6'3"	240	Md-Eastern Shore	Columbia, SC USA	16
28	Dick Thornton	DB	November 1, 1939	6'0"	185	Northwestern	Chicago, IL	13
55	Sherwyn Thorson	G	May 10, 1940	6'1"	225	Iowa	Fort Dodge, IA	16
24	Ed Ulmer	HB	July 21, 1940	6'2"	195	Ohio State		16
66	Bill Whisler	T	November 15, 1940	6'3"	238	Iowa	Yankton, SD	16
65	Norm Winton	T/K	April 7, 1943	6'3"	240	Oregon State	Vancouver, BC	16
30	Dick Wozney	HB	April 17, 1941	5'8"	180	North Dakota	Brandon, MB	11

1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster

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