1966 Houston Oilers Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Wally Lemm (3-11)
Location: Houston, Texas
1966 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Wally Lemm (3-11)
Location: Houston, Texas
1966 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.
The Oilers chalked up 335 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 396, most in the circuit. George Blanda passed for 1,764 yards, and Don Trull spent time under center as well. Charley Frazier hauled in 57 passes for 1,129 yards.
Ode Burrell ran for a team-leading 406 yards for Houston, and Hoyle Granger also contributed to the rushing attack.
Jim Norton and Fred Glick each intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Wally Lemm coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | George Allen | T | April 4, 1944 | 6'7" | 270 | West Texas A&M | Longview, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Scott Appleton | DT-DE | February 20, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Texas | Brady, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Johnny Baker | LLB | March 15, 1941 | 6'3" | 230 | Mississippi St. | Coy, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Sonny Bishop | RG | October 1, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Fresno St. | Winner, SD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | George Blanda | K | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 42 | Sid Blanks | RB | April 29, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Del Rio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Garland Boyette | LB-DE | March 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 238 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Danny Brabham | LB | February 25, 1941 | 6'4" | 235 | Arkansas | Magnolia, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Ode Burrell | HB | September 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Mississippi St. | Goodman, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | John Carrell | LB | December 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 227 | Texas Tech | Amarillo, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | Ronnie Caveness | LB | March 6, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Doug Cline | MLB | March 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Clemson | Valdese, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Gary Cutsinger | LDE | February 4, 1940 | 6'5" | 245 | Oklahoma St. | Perry, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Larry Elkins | WR | July 28, 1943 | 6'1" | 192 | Baylor | Brownwood, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Don Floyd | RDE | July 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | TCU | Abilene, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Charley Frazier | WR | August 12, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | John Frongillo | C-G | October 12, 1939 | 6'3" | 255 | Baylor | Mansfield, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Fred Glick | LS | February 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Colorado St. | Aurora, CO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Hoyle Granger | RB | March 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi St. | Oberlin, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 62 | Jim Hayes | DT-DE | November 26, 1940 | 6'4" | 263 | Jackson St. | Meridian, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Charley Hennigan | WR | March 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | LSU | Bienville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | W.K. Hicks | RCB | July 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Texas Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Glen Hines | RT | October 26, 1943 | 6'5" | 265 | Arkansas | El Dorado, AR USA | 14 | 9 |
| 79 | Pat Holmes | LDT | August 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas Tech | Durant, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | QB | September 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Bobby Jancik | KR | February 9, 1940 | 5'11" | 178 | Lamar | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | John Johnson | FB-HB | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Ernie Ladd | RDT | November 28, 1938 | 6'9" | 290 | Grambling St. | Rayville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | C | December 28, 1942 | 6'3" | 250 | Baylor | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob McLeod | TE | November 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 240 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | John Meyer | RLB | February 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 225 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Rich Michael | T | November 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 242 | Ohio St. | Hamilton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Norton | P | October 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Idaho | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Bernie Parrish | DB | April 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 194 | Florida | Long Beach, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Bob Poole | TE | October 5, 1941 | 6'4" | 225 | Clemson | Paducah, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | George Rice | DT | June 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 260 | LSU | Liberty, MO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Ed Scrutchins | DE | July 28, 1941 | 6'3" | 260 | Toledo | Americus, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Donnie Stone | HB-FB | January 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Sioux City, IA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Walt Suggs | LT | May 15, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Mickey Sutton | DB | July 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | Auburn | Mobile, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob Talamini | LG | January 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Charley Tolar | FB | September 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 199 | NW State (LA) | Natchitoches, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Allen Trammel | DB | July 19, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Florida | Montgomery, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Don Trull | QB | October 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Baylor | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 5 |
| 56 | Olen Underwood | LB | May 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Texas | Holly Grove, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Theophile Viltz | LCB | April 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | USC | Lafayette, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | John Wittenborn | G-K | March 1, 1936 | 6'2" | 238 | SE Missouri St. | Sparta, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
