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1966 Denver Broncos
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 196 points (14.0/g), 9th of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 381 points (27.2/g), 8th.
Differential of -185 points (-13.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 2.4-11.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.1/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total -12.1, Offense: -8.3, Defense: -3.7, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mac Speedie (0-2-0) and Ray Malavasi (4-8-0)
Training Camp: Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | John McCormick | 29 | 4 | 5 | 68 for 193, 993 yards, 6 td, 15 int, & 4 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Max Choboian | 24 | Rook | 7 | 82 for 163, 1,110 yards, 4 td, 12 int, & 21 rushes for 45 yards and 2 td | |
| HB | Abner Haynes | 29 | 6 | 0 | 129 rushes for 304 yards, 2 td, & 46 catches for 480 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| HB | Charley Mitchell | 26 | 3 | 0 | 70 rushes for 199 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 239 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 18th / 141st pick / 1963 |
| FB | Wendell Hayes | 26 | 3 | 0 | 105 rushes for 417 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 49 yards and 0 td | |
| FL | Bob Scarpitto* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 21 catches for 335 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 110 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| SE | Lionel Taylor | 31 | 7 | 0 | 35 catches for 448 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Al Denson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 catches for 725 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| LT | Bob Breitenstein | 23 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Jerry Sturm* | 30 | 5 | 0 | ||
| C | Larry Kaminski | 21 | Rook | 14 | ||
| RG | John Gonzaga | 33 | 10 | 0 | ||
| RG | Jon Hohman | 24 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1965 | |
| RT | Lee Bernet | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Max Leetzow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 35th pick / 1965 Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 191st pick / 1965 |
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| LDE | Dan LaRose | 27 | 5 | 0 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
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| LDT | Ray Jacobs | 28 | 3 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Larry Cox | 23 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 85th pick / 1966 | |
| RDT | Bill Keating | 22 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RDE | Bob Young | 24 | Rook | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 | |
| LLB | Gene Jeter | 24 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 73rd pick / 1965 Green Bay Packers / 12th / 164th pick / 1965 |
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| MLB | Jerry Hopkins | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| RLB | John Bramlett* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Willie Brown | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Goldie Sellers | 24 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Nemiah Wilson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Lonnie Wright | 21 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Goose Gonsoulin* | 28 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Kroner | 26 | 1 | 0 | 14 of 25 field goals & 20 of 20 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1963 |
| P | Bob Scarpitto* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 77 punts for a 45.2 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| PR | Abner Haynes | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 11.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Goldie Sellers | 24 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 28.5 average and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Lee Bernet | 22 | T | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/24/1944 | 1 | |
| 56 | John Bramlett* | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Memphis | 7/7/1941 | 1 | |
| 76 | Bob Breitenstein | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1965 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/2/1940 | 3 | |
| 68 | Sam Brunelli | 23 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 12/13/1943 | Rook | |
| 15 | Max Choboian | 24 | QB | 14 | 7 | 215 | 6-4 | Oregon,Cal State-Northridge | 3/17/1942 | Rook | |
| 66 | Larry Cox | 23 | DT | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Abilene Christian | 11/12/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 85th pick / 1966 |
| 31 | Eric Crabtree | 22 | WR-SE-FL-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 11th / 170th pick / 1966 |
| 78 | Marvin Davis | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Wichita St. | 6/6/1943 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 205th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Al Denson | 24 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 1/2/1942 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| 20 | Billy Fletcher | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Memphis | 5/2/1943 | Rook | |
| 84 | Jason Franci | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California-Santa Barbara | 10/17/1943 | Rook | |
| 17 | Scotty Glacken | 22 | QB | 8 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Duke | 7/28/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 62nd pick / 1966 |
| 49 | Glenn Glass | 26 | DB-WR | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 2/16/1940 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1962 Chicago Bears / 17th / 231st pick / 1962 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin* | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/7/1938 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| 79 | John Gonzaga | 33 | T-G-DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 10 | |
| 46 | John Griffin | 27 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Memphis | 11/2/1939 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 8th / 61st pick / 1963 |
| 53 | Don Gulseth | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | North Dakota | 9/11/1942 | Rook | |
| 33 | Wendell Hayes | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt St. | 8/5/1940 | 3 | |
| 28 | Abner Haynes | 29 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| 64 | Jon Hohman | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 10/23/1942 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1965 |
| 50 | Jerry Hopkins | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/24/1941 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| 62 | Jerry Inman | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Boise St.,Oregon | 2/4/1940 | Rook | |
| 83 | Ray Jacobs | 28 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1938 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1962 |
| 51 | Gene Jeter | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 2/9/1942 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 73rd pick / 1965 Green Bay Packers / 12th / 164th pick / 1965 |
| 59 | Larry Kaminski | 21 | C | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/6/1945 | Rook | |
| 61 | Bill Keating | 22 | DT-G | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/22/1944 | Rook | |
| 35 | Mike Kellogg | 24 | FB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 10/28/1942 | Rook | |
| 12 | Gary Kroner | 26 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1940 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1963 |
| 52 | Ray Kubala | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/26/1942 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 7th / 49th pick / 1964 |
| 80 | Dan LaRose | 27 | T-DE-G | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Missouri | 2/8/1939 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 18th pick / 1961 Detroit Lions / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
| 81 | Max Leetzow | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Idaho | 9/17/1943 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 35th pick / 1965 Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 191st pick / 1965 |
| 26 | Darrell Lester | 26 | FB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | LSU,McNeese St. | 11/6/1940 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 118th pick / 1964 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | Rook | |
| 55 | Archie Matsos | 32 | LB | 4 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 11/22/1934 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| 10 | John McCormick | 29 | QB | 14 | 5 | 208 | 6-1 | Boston Col.,Massachusetts | 5/26/1937 | 4 | |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | 26 | HB-DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/25/1940 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 18th / 141st pick / 1963 |
| 43 | Bob Richardson | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/24/1944 | Rook | |
| 11 | Tobin Rote | 38 | QB | 3 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| 54 | Ronald Sbranti | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 10/24/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 76th pick / 1966 San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 147th pick / 1966 |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto* | 27 | FL-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| 45 | Lew Scott | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Oregon St. | 6/6/1943 | Rook | |
| 21 | Goldie Sellers | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 1/9/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 20th / 302nd pick / 1966 |
| 14 | Mickey Slaughter | 25 | QB | 3 | 1 | 204 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 8/22/1941 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1963 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm* | 30 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 5 | |
| 65 | George Tarasovic | 36 | DE-LB-C | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston Col.,LSU | 5/6/1930 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1952 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | 31 | E-WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | New Mex. Highlands | 8/15/1935 | 7 | |
| 89 | Max Wettstein | 22 | TE | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 7/3/1944 | Rook | |
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 4/6/1943 | 1 | |
| 42 | Lonnie Wright | 21 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 1/23/1945 | Rook | |
| 77 | Bob Young | 24 | G-DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Texas,Texas St.,Howard Payne | 9/3/1942 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-1.7 | 2.4 |