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 Statistics
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, and the defensive squad conceded 317. Karl Sweetan threw for 1,809 yards. Pat Studstill hauled in 67 balls for 1,266 yards. Tom Nowatzke contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tom Nowatzke rushed for a team-leading 512 yards for Detroit, while Amos Marsh also buoyed the ground attack.

Mike Lucci and Bruce Maher each snatched 5 opponent throws.

Harry Gilmer coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
50Mike AlfordCJune 19, 19436'3"230AuburnDeFuniak Springs, FL USA120
76Roger BrownRDTMay 1, 19376'5"300Md-Eastern ShoreSurrey County, VA USA140
59Ernie ClarkMLBAugust 11, 19376'1"220Michigan St.Arcadia, FL USA140
52Bill CodyLBAugust 2, 19446'2"230AuburnGreenwood, MS USA10
89Gail CogdillSEApril 7, 19376'3"200Washington St.Worland, WY USA140
45Bobby FeltsHBJune 26, 19426'2"202Florida A&MMiami, FL USA100
54Ed FlanaganCFebruary 23, 19446'3"245PurdueSan Bernardino, CA USA1414
80Jim GibbonsE-TESeptember 26, 19366'2"220IowaChicago, IL USA70
75John GordyRGJune 17, 19356'3"248TennesseeNashville, TN USA140
74Larry HandRDEJuly 10, 19406'4"250Appalachian St.Paterson, NJ USA140
87John HendersonWR-FLMarch 21, 19436'3"195MichiganDayton, OH USA130
67Wally HilgenbergRLBSeptember 19, 19426'3"229IowaMarshalltown, IA USA146
71Alex KarrasLDTJuly 15, 19356'2"248IowaGary, IN USA140
46Jim KearneyDBJanuary 21, 19436'2"206Prairie ViewWharton, TX USA60
66Bob KowalkowskiLGNovember 5, 19436'3"240VirginiaUpper Darby, PA USA140
88Ron KramerTEJune 24, 19356'3"234MichiganGirard, KS USA140
44Dick LeBeauLCBSeptember 9, 19376'1"185Ohio St.London, OH USA140
32Joe LooneyHB-FBOctober 10, 19426'1"230CameronSan Angelo, TX USA30
53Mike LucciLLBDecember 29, 19396'2"230PittsburghAmbridge, PA USA130
21Bruce MaherLSJuly 25, 19375'11"190Detroit MercyDetroit, MI USA140
81Bill MalinchakSE-WRApril 2, 19446'1"200IndianaCharleroi, PA USA140
31Amos MarshHBMay 7, 19396'0"218Oregon St.Williams, AZ USA140
83Jerry MazzantiDEJuly 13, 19406'3"240ArkansasLake Village, AR USA130
78Darris McCordLDEJanuary 4, 19336'4"250TennesseeDetroit, MI USA130
24Bruce McLennaHBDecember 23, 19416'3"225MichiganHolly, MI USA90
18Tom MyersQBAugust 13, 19436'1"188NorthwesternPiqua, OH USA10
35Tom NowatzkeFBSeptember 30, 19426'3"230IndianaLa Porte, IN USA140
16Milt PlumQBJanuary 20, 19356'1"205Penn St.Westville, NJ USA66
47Wayne RasmussenDBJune 7, 19426'2"175South Dakota St.Chicago, IL USA140
49Johnnie RobinsonDBNovember 6, 19446'3"205Tennessee St.Mobile, AL USA140
82Jerry RushDTAugust 7, 19426'4"265Michigan St.Pontiac, MI USA110
70Daryl SandersLTApril 24, 19416'5"250Ohio St.Canton, OH USA1414
73Roger ShoalsTDecember 13, 19386'4"260MarylandBaltimore, MD USA140
51Lou SlabyLBDecember 13, 19416'3"235PittsburghCleveland, OH USA130
72J.D. SmithRTMay 27, 19366'2"250RiceRichland Springs, TX USA140
43Bobby SmithRCBJuly 5, 19385'11"197UCLAPlain Dealing, LA USA140
25Pat StudstillFLJune 4, 19386'0"180HoustonShreveport, LA USA140
14Karl SweetanQBOctober 2, 19426'1"203Texas A&MDallas, TX USA108
27Bobby ThompsonRSMarch 30, 19395'11"188ArizonaMinden, LA USA140
34Jim ToddHBMarch 2, 19435'11"195Ball St.Greenville, MS USA100
60Doug Van HornG-TJune 24, 19446'3"245Ohio St.Sedalia, MO USA140
48Tom VaughnKRFebruary 28, 19435'11"190Iowa St.Troy, OH USA130
55Wayne WalkerRLBSeptember 30, 19366'2"225IdahoBoise, ID USA135
40Willie WalkerWRSeptember 15, 19426'3"200Tennessee St.Anguilla, MS USA90
1Garo YepremianKJune 2, 19445'8"175noneLarnaca, Cyprus90



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