1966 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill Austin (5-8-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-8-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill Austin (5-8-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 5 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.
The Steelers racked up 316 points, but the defense conceded 347. Ron Smith threw for 1,249 yards, and Bill Nelsen threw the ball, too. John Hilton grabbed 46 passes, while Roy Jefferson accumulated 772 receiving yards. Gary Ballman contributed to the receiving game also.
Willie Asbury carried the ball for a team-best 544 yards for Pittsburgh.
Marv Woodson, Brady Keys and Jim Bradshaw each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Bill Austin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Willie Asbury | FB | February 22, 1943 | 6'1" | 226 | Kent St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | John Baker | LDE | June 10, 1935 | 6'6" | 279 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 7 | 3 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | FL | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Charlie Bradshaw | LT | March 13, 1936 | 6'6" | 255 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 24 | Jim Bradshaw | RS | January 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 205 | Tenn-Chattanooga | St. Clairsville, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | RLB | March 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Maryland | Cumberland, MS USA | 11 | 3 |
| 52 | Gene Breen | LB | June 21, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Crafton, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Amos Bullocks | HB | February 7, 1939 | 6'1" | 202 | Southern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Cannonball Butler | RB | May 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 194 | Edward Waters | Quincy, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | John Campbell | LLB | October 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota | Wadena, MN USA | 13 | 11 |
| 83 | Mike Clark | K | November 7, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Marshall, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Willie Daniel | LCB | November 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Mississippi St. | New Albany, MS USA | 12 | 5 |
| 79 | Larry Gagner | LG | December 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Riley Gunnels | RDT | August 24, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 82 | John Hilton | TE | March 12, 1942 | 6'5" | 225 | Richmond | Albany, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Chuck Hinton | RDT | August 11, 1939 | 6'5" | 257 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Dick Hoak | HB | December 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 195 | Penn St. | Jeannette, PA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 29 | Bob Hohn | DB | June 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Nebraska | Beatrice, NE USA | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | George Izo | QB | September 20, 1937 | 6'4" | 218 | Notre Dame | Barberton, OH USA | 4 | 2 |
| 77 | Dan James | RT | August 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 262 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 10 | 8 |
| 87 | Roy Jefferson | PR | November 9, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Utah | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Tony Jeter | TE | September 8, 1944 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Steubenville, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Brady Keys | RCB | May 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Pat Killorin | C | June 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 220 | Syracuse | Watertown, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 75 | Ken Kortas | LDT | May 17, 1942 | 6'4" | 280 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 46 | Frank Lambert | P | April 17, 1943 | 6'3" | 200 | Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Dick Leftridge | FB | April 14, 1944 | 6'2" | 240 | West Virginia | Hinton, WV USA | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Mike Lind | FB | February 2, 1940 | 6'2" | 220 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Magac | RG | May 25, 1938 | 6'3" | 240 | Missouri | East St. Louis, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Ray Mansfield | C | January 21, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Bakersfield, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Paul Martha | RS | June 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 60 | Ben McGee | LDE | January 26, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Jackson St. | Starkville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Ron Meyer | QB | August 27, 1944 | 6'4" | 205 | South Dakota St. | Austin, MN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 72 | Fran O'Brien | LOT | April 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Michigan St. | Springfield, MA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 58 | Roger Pillath | LOT-ROT | December 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 242 | Wisconsin | Marinette, WI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 51 | Tim Powell | DE | September 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 248 | Northwestern | North Canton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Andy Russell | RLB | October 29, 1941 | 6'2" | 225 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | MLB | November 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 224 | Penn St. | Unionville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Bob Schmitz | LB | September 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Wisconsin | Marytown, WI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Jerry Simmons | WR-SE | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Bobby Smith | HB | May 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 203 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Ron Smith | QB | June 27, 1942 | 6'5" | 220 | Wake Forest | Richmond, VA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 88 | Steve Smith | T-DE | May 29, 1944 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan | St. Louis, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Eli Strand | OG | February 11, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | Iowa St. | Mount Vernon, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Clendon Thomas | LS | December 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 196 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Lloyd Voss | RDE | February 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 256 | Nebraska | Adrian, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Ralph Wenzel | OG | March 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 250 | San Jose St. | San Mateo, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | J.R. Wilburn | SE | April 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | South Carolina | Portsmouth, VA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 47 | Marv Woodson | LCB | September 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 9 |
