1966 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 8th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Allie Sherman (1-12-1)
Location: New York, New York
1966 New York Giants Statistics
1966 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 1 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties, finishing eighth in the NFL's East Division.

New York scored 263 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 501, most in the circuit. Gary Wood passed for 1,142 yards, and Earl Morrall spent time under center, too. Homer Jones topped pass catchers, hauling in 48 passes for 1,044 yards, while Aaron Thomas and Joe Morrison provided receiving help as well.

Chuck Mercein ran for a team-leading 327 yards for the Giants, while Joe Morrison and Allen Jacobs additionally aided the ground game.

Spider Lockhart intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Allie Sherman coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
63Bookie BolinRGJune 17, 19406'2"240MississippiHamilton, AL USA140
27Steve BowmanHBNovember 30, 19446'0"195AlabamaPascagoula, MS USA40
28Henry CarrRSNovember 27, 19426'3"190Arizona St.Detroit, MI USA140
60Jim CarrollLBMay 6, 19436'2"230Notre DameJonesboro, AR USA10
65Pete CaseLGDecember 27, 19406'3"245GeorgiaDayton, OH USA140
48Clarence ChildsKRJanuary 13, 19385'11"186Florida A&MLakeland, FL USA140
58Mike CiccolellaMLBOctober 19, 19436'0"225DaytonFollansbee, WV USA140
83Glen CondrenDT-DEJune 10, 19426'4"251OklahomaFort Smith, AR USA130
89Bobby CrespinoSE-TEJanuary 11, 19386'5"225MississippiDuncan, MS USA140
76Don DavisRDTDecember 16, 19436'6"285Los Angeles St.Santa Ana, CA USA140
66Roger DavisG-TJune 23, 19386'3"240SyracuseCleveland, OH USA100
77Rosey DavisRDENovember 29, 19416'5"260Tennessee St.Jackson, MS USA70
62Darrell DessG-TJuly 11, 19356'0"243North Carolina St.New Castle, PA USA100
70Jim GarciaDE-DTMarch 7, 19446'4"250PurdueChicago, IL USA100
3Pete GogolakKApril 18, 19426'1"190CornellBudapest, Hungary140
61Charlie HarperT-G-DTAugust 14, 19446'0"250Oklahoma St.Haskell, OK USA140
46Phil HarrisDBSeptember 13, 19446'0"195TexasJackson Hole, WY USA140
26Wendell HarrisLSOctober 2, 19405'11"185LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA130
87Jerry HillebrandLLBMarch 28, 19406'3"240ColoradoDavenport, IA USA110
30Allen JacobsFB-HBMay 19, 19416'1"215UtahLos Angeles, CA USA140
45Homer JonesSEFebruary 18, 19416'2"215Texas SouthernPittsburg, TX USA140
75Jim KatcavageLDEOctober 28, 19346'3"237DaytonWilkes-Barre, PA USA140
18Tom KennedyQBNovember 27, 19396'1"210Los Angeles St.Maywood, CA USA60
23Ernie KoyFLOctober 22, 19426'3"230TexasBellville, TX USA130
53Greg LarsonCNovember 15, 19396'3"250MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA140
41Dan LewisHB-FBFebruary 14, 19366'1"199WisconsinFreehold, NJ USA130
43Spider LockhartLCBApril 6, 19436'2"175North TexasDallas, TX USA140
22Dick LynchDBApril 29, 19366'1"202Notre DameOceanside, NY USA80
70Bill MatanDEDecember 6, 19436'4"240Kansas St.St. Louis, MO USA30
33Pep MenefeeWRJanuary 1, 19436'1"198CameronFort Worth, TX USA70
29Chuck MerceinFBApril 9, 19436'2"225YaleMilwaukee, WI USA130
74Jim MoranDTMay 4, 19426'5"275IdahoSpokane, WA USA100
11Earl MorrallQBMay 17, 19346'1"205Michigan St.Muskegon, MI USA77
40Joe MorrisonHBAugust 21, 19376'1"210CincinnatiLima, OH USA140
20Jimmy PattonDBSeptember 29, 19335'11"183MississippiGreenville, MS USA130
78Francis PeayRTMay 23, 19446'5"250ArizonaPittsburgh, PA USA90
72Jim PrestelLDTJune 28, 19376'5"275IdahoIndianapolis, IN USA130
33Smith ReedHBJune 25, 19426'0"215Alcorn St.Vicksburg, MS USA10
55Bob ScholtzC-G-TDecember 25, 19376'4"250Notre DameWatertown, SD USA70
38Stan SczurekLBMarch 7, 19375'11"230PurdueCleveland, OH USA110
85Del ShofnerE-DBDecember 11, 19346'3"186BaylorCenter, TX USA90
57Jeff SmithLBNovember 12, 19436'0"237USCFreeport, LA USA140
88Aaron ThomasTENovember 7, 19376'3"210Oregon St.Dierks, AR USA140
27Steve ThurlowRBApril 25, 19426'3"222StanfordLong Beach, CA USA10
25Larry VargoRLBApril 5, 19396'3"215Detroit MercyIron Mountain, MI USA70
55Joe WellbornCJune 3, 19446'2"230Texas A&MWellborn, MS USA70
81Freeman WhiteNebraskaDecember 17, 19436'5"255NebraskaMontgomery, AL 140
19Gary WoodQBFebruary 5, 19425'11"192CornellTaylor, NY USA147
69Willie YoungLTJune 27, 19436'0"265Grambling St.Ruston, LA USA140



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