1966 American Football League draft

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1966 AFL draft
General Information
Date(s) November 27, 1965
Overview
180 total selections  in 20 rounds
First selection Jim Grabowski, RB
Miami Dolphins
Last selection Ken McLean, E
Buffalo Bills
Most selections (24) New York Jets
Fewest selections (18) Boston Patriots,
Oakland Raiders
Hall of Famers none

The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965.[1][2] The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season.

This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.[3][4][5] The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.

The 1966 NFL Draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.[1]

Player selections (AFL)

Round One

= AFL All-Star
Pick AFL Team Player Position College
1 Miami Dolphins Jim Grabowski Running Back Illinois
2 Miami Dolphins Rick Norton Quarterback Kentucky
3 Boston Patriots Karl Singer Offensive Tackle Purdue
4 Denver Broncos Jerry Shay Offensive Tackle Purdue
5 Houston Oilers Tommy Nobis Linebacker Texas
6 Kansas City Chiefs Aaron Brown End Minnesota
7 San Diego Chargers Don Davis Offensive Tackle Cal State-LA
8 Buffalo Bills Mike Dennis Running Back Ole Miss
9 New York Jets Bill Yearby Offensive Tackle Michigan
63 Oakland Raiders Rodger Bird Running Back Kentucky

*Oakland deferred its selections in the first six rounds. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall.

Round five

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
59 Oakland Raiders Pete Banaszak Running Back Miami (FL)

*Oakland deferred its selections in the first six rounds. The 2nd, 3rd, and 5th round picks were made in the middle of the 7th round as the 57, 58, and 59th overall selections.

Round six

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
46 New York Jets Emerson Boozer Running Back Maryland State

Round seven

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
56 Kansas City Chiefs Charlie Gogolak Kicker Princeton

Round twelve

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
101 Miami Dolphins Howard Twilley Wide Receiver Tulsa

Round fourteen

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
124 Kansas City Chiefs Charlie Harraway Running Back San Jose State

Round seventeen

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
151 Kansas City Chiefs Walt Garrison Running Back Oklahoma State

Round twenty

Pick AFL Team Player Position College
178 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Garrett Running Back Southern California


Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Denver Broncos Jerry Inman  DT Oregon AAWU
Denver Broncos Larry Kaminski † C Purdue Big Ten
Denver Broncos Pat Matson  G Oregon AAWU
Kansas City Chiefs Andy Rice  DT Texas Southern SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs Emmitt Thomas † CB Bishop N/A
Miami Dolphins Bob Bruggers  LB Minnesota Big Ten
Miami Dolphins Karl Noonan † WR Iowa Big Ten
New York Jets Paul Crane  C Alabama SEC
Oakland Raiders Mike Eischeid  P Upper Iowa N/A
Oakland Raiders Rich Jackson † DE Southern SWAC
San Diego Chargers Joe Beauchamp † S Iowa State Big Eight
Denver Broncos Lonnie Wright  S Colorado State Ind. Played college basketball, not football[6]

See also

References

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External links

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