1966 New York Jets Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-6-2
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (6-6-2)
Location: New York, New York
1966 New York Jets Statistics
1966 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

The Jets scored 322 points, while the defense allowed 312. Joe Namath directed the offense, throwing for 3,379 yards. George Sauer topped pass catchers, hauling in 63 balls for 1,079 yards. Don Maynard and Matt Snell provided receiving help also.

Matt Snell rushed for a team-leading 644 yards for New York.

Johnny Sample intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Weeb Ewbank coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
25Ray AbruzzeseLSOctober 27, 19376'1"194AlabamaPhiladelphia, PA USA140
62Al AtkinsonMLBJuly 28, 19436'2"230VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA1414
46Bill BairdRCBMarch 1, 19395'10"180San Francisco St.Lindsay, CA USA140
51Ralph BakerLBAugust 25, 19426'3"228Penn St.Lewistown, PA USA110
86Verlon BiggsRDEMarch 16, 19436'4"275Jackson St.Moss Point, MS USA140
32Emerson BoozerHBJuly 4, 19435'11"195Md-Eastern ShoreAugusta, GA USA140
77Steve ChomyszakDT-DEFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA20
45Earl ChristyHB-DBMarch 19, 19435'10"195Md-Eastern ShorePerryman, MD USA60
56Paul CraneLLBJanuary 29, 19446'3"212AlabamaPascagoula, MS USA140
65Sam DeLucaLGMay 2, 19366'2"250South CarolinaBrooklyn, NY USA140
73Mitch DudekTNovember 9, 19436'4"245Xavier (OH)Evanston, IL USA140
61Dan FiccaGFebruary 7, 19396'1"245USCAtlas, PA USA140
48Cornell GordonDBJanuary 6, 19416'0"187North Carolina A&TNorfolk, VA USA101
60Larry GranthamRLBSeptember 16, 19386'0"210MississippiCrystal Springs, MS USA140
28Jim GrayDBAugust 23, 19416'0"180Toledo60
28Pat GucciardoDBApril 21, 19445'11"185Kent St.10
78Jim HarrisRDTFebruary 24, 19436'4"280Utah St.Lake Charles, LA USA140
67Dave HermanRGSeptember 3, 19416'1"255Michigan St.Bryan, OH USA1414
75Winston HillLTOctober 23, 19416'4"270Texas SouthernSeguin, TX USA140
22Jim HudsonRSMarch 31, 19436'2"210TexasSteubenville, OH USA140
33Curley JohnsonPJuly 2, 19356'0"215HoustonAnna, TX USA140
87Pete LammonsTEOctober 20, 19436'3"230TexasCrockett, TX USA140
7Sherman LewisDBJune 29, 19425'9"158Michigan St.Louisville, KY USA50
31Bill MathisFB-HBDecember 10, 19386'1"220ClemsonRocky Mount, NC USA140
13Don MaynardFLJanuary 25, 19356'0"180RiceCrosbyton, TX USA140
12Joe NamathQBMay 31, 19436'2"200AlabamaBeaver Falls, PA USA1414
63Jim O'MahoneyLBMarch 29, 19416'1"228Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA120
40Dainard PaulsonDBMay 15, 19376'0"190Oregon St.Los Angeles, CA USA140
64Pete PerreaultG-TMarch 1, 19396'3"248Boston Univ.Shrewsbury, MA USA60
81Gerry PhilbinLDEJuly 31, 19416'2"245BuffaloPawtucket, RI USA140
79Sherman PlunkettRTApril 17, 19336'4"290Md-Eastern ShoreOklahoma City, OK USA140
23Bill RademacherWR-DBMay 13, 19426'1"190Northern MichiganMenomonie, MI USA40
72Paul RochesterLDTJuly 15, 19386'2"255Michigan St.Lansing, MI USA120
24Johnny SampleLCBJune 15, 19376'1"203Md-Eastern ShoreCape Charles, VA USA130
83George SauerSENovember 10, 19436'2"195TexasSheboygan, WI USA140
74Henry SchmidtDT-ESeptember 28, 19356'4"254USCSouth Gate, CA USA110
52John SchmittCNovember 12, 19426'4"250HofstraBrooklyn, NY USA140
37Allen SmithHBOctober 7, 19425'11"195FindlayChattanooga, TN USA10
30Mark SmolinskiFB-TEMay 9, 19396'1"215WyomingAlpena, MI USA140
41Matt SnellFBAugust 18, 19416'2"219Ohio St.Garfield, GA USA120
17Mike TaliaferroQBJuly 26, 19416'2"202IllinoisHouston, TX USA140
11Jim TurnerKMarch 28, 19416'2"205Utah St.Martinez, CA USA140
29Bake TurnerPRJuly 22, 19406'1"179Texas TechAlpine, TX USA140
54Jim WaskiewiczC-LB-TFebruary 10, 19446'4"240Wichita St.Milwaukee, WI USA140
84Sammy WeirWRMarch 18, 19415'9"170Arkansas St.Moxie, AR USA110
80Bob WerlDE-GJanuary 7, 19436'3"240Miami (FL)Pittsburgh, PA USA80
82Bert WilderDEApril 14, 19396'3"245North Carolina St.Greensboro, NC USA142
88William YearbyDEJuly 24, 19446'3"235MichiganBirmingham, AL USA90



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