1966 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Harry Gilmer (4-9-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1966 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Harry Gilmer (4-9-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1966 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions labored to change the scoreboard with just 206 points, while the defensive squad conceded 317. Karl Sweetan threw for 1,809 yards. Pat Studstill hauled in 67 balls for 1,266 yards. Tom Nowatzke provided receiving help, too.
Tom Nowatzke rushed for a team-leading 512 yards for Detroit, while Amos Marsh also buoyed the ground attack.
Bruce Maher and Mike Lucci each snatched 5 opponent throws.
Harry Gilmer coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mike Alford | C | June 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Auburn | DeFuniak Springs, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Roger Brown | RDT | May 1, 1937 | 6'5" | 300 | Md-Eastern Shore | Surrey County, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Ernie Clark | MLB | August 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan St. | Arcadia, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 52 | Bill Cody | RLB | August 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Auburn | Greenwood, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Gail Cogdill | SE | April 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington St. | Worland, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Bobby Felts | HB | June 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 202 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 54 | Ed Flanagan | C | February 23, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Purdue | San Bernardino, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Jim Gibbons | TE | September 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 220 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | John Gordy | RG | June 17, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Larry Hand | RDE | July 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 250 | Appalachian St. | Paterson, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | John Henderson | WR-FL | March 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Dayton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 67 | Wally Hilgenberg | RLB | September 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 229 | Iowa | Marshalltown, IA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 71 | Alex Karras | LDT | July 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Iowa | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Jim Kearney | DB | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 206 | Prairie View | Wharton, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Kowalkowski | LG | November 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Upper Darby, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Ron Kramer | TE | June 24, 1935 | 6'3" | 234 | Michigan | Girard, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Dick LeBeau | LCB | September 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ohio St. | London, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Joe Looney | HB | October 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 230 | Cameron | San Angelo, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Lucci | LLB | December 29, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Ambridge, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Bruce Maher | LS | July 25, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Bill Malinchak | SE | April 2, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana | Charleroi, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Amos Marsh | HB | May 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 218 | Oregon St. | Williams, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Jerry Mazzanti | LDE-RDE | July 13, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 13 | 1 |
| 78 | Darris McCord | LDE | January 4, 1933 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Bruce McLenna | FB | December 23, 1941 | 6'3" | 225 | Michigan | Holly, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Tom Myers | QB | August 13, 1943 | 6'1" | 188 | Northwestern | Piqua, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Tom Nowatzke | FB | September 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Indiana | La Porte, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Penn St. | Westville, NJ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 47 | Wayne Rasmussen | DB | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 175 | South Dakota St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Johnnie Robinson | DB | November 6, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Tennessee St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Jerry Rush | LDT-RDT | August 7, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | Michigan St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Daryl Sanders | LT | April 24, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Roger Shoals | LOT-ROT | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Lou Slaby | LLB | December 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 235 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | J.D. Smith | RT | May 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 250 | Rice | Richland Springs, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Bobby Smith | RCB | July 5, 1938 | 5'11" | 197 | UCLA | Plain Dealing, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Pat Studstill | FL | June 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Karl Sweetan | QB | October 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 203 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 8 |
| 27 | Bobby Thompson | RS | March 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 188 | Arizona | Minden, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Jim Todd | FB | March 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Ball St. | Greenville, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Doug Van Horn | ROG | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Vaughn | KR | February 28, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa St. | Troy, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Wayne Walker | RLB | September 30, 1936 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho | Boise, ID USA | 13 | 5 |
| 40 | Willie Walker | FL | September 15, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Tennessee St. | Anguilla, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | K | June 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 175 | none | Larnaca, Cyprus | 9 | 0 |
